Under the Aotearoa Sun

Traveling During a Global Pandemic

Follow my journey through New Zealand (Aotearoa) from my stories and pictures! I am catching up on telling my stories and will hopefully provide updates more regularly.

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Oct 16, 20206 min read

Her Majesty

My first time in Queenstown

Sep 10, 20206 min read

Road Trip Rendezvous

Wow, time flies. It's been almost 3 months since this first road trip... My memory will hopefully serve it justice, but check-out all the...

Jul 30, 20204 min read

Stinky Splendors

Kiwi picking season: DONE FINALLY. At this point in time, its June 3rd, 2020. New Zealand has completely controlled the community spread...

Jul 16, 20205 min read

🎵Back Breaker, Dream Maker, a Fruit Taker🎵

(to the tune of Heartbraker by Pat Benatar) Back-Breaking, Fruit Taking Okay, I am being a bit melodramatic, but kiwifruit picking was,...

Jun 18, 20206 min read

Quaran-kiwi-team

You’re cordially invited to a quarantine in New Zealand! (in all seriousness, I wish all my loved ones could be here in NZ with us) When:...

Jun 13, 20201 min read

Delicious Beers Consumed

So big surprise here: New Zealand has a big craft brewing scene, and a good one at that. I knew they were pretty proficient in their wine...

Jun 12, 202011 min read

A Journey Through Middle Earth - and Then to Quarantine

“Oh, it’s just like a bad flu season”. “The media is just sensationalizing this and creating unnecessary fear”. “This won’t affect me”....

Jun 10, 20204 min read

Kia Ora

"Kia ora" is an informal Maori greeting wishing good health. I find this greeting especially appropriate given the current situation. So...

Jun 10, 20202 min read

Foreword

After almost 3 months in this beautiful country, I am finally finding the time and space to write about my journey thus far. And what a...

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