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This is the December 2012 offering for our desktop calendar series - always free and available for iPad too! Get your December 2012 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper! This photo was taken in November 2011, during our RV trip around the South Island of New Zealand. I’m not a cold weather fan – too many winters in Minnesota burned the [...]
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This is the latest in a series of travel photos inspired by #FriFotos on Twitter. This week’s Photo Friday theme is STARS. Sounds great, you might be saying. So why aren’t we seeing a gorgeous photo of a nighttime starry sky? Let me explain. When Don and I set out on our New Zealand campervan [...]
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This post is the latest in our weekly photo series from places that we’ve been: This week’s #FriFoto them on Twitter is OCEANS, in honor of World Oceans Day. This picture comes from Milford Sound, located in Fiordland National Park on New Zealand’s South Island. The whole park is part of the Te Wahipounamu UNESCO World [...]
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Question: My husband and I are taking your advice—we’re going to campervan through New Zealand! We’re flying in and out of Auckland, and we’ll have 10 days total. Your blog post was very helpful, but I have a few additional questions. Do you recommend your campervan company? How did you know where to go? Did the [...]
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This is the first of our 2012 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper series. Get your January 2012 Desktop Calendar Wallpaper! Pictured is Lake Hawea with Mount Aspiring National Park in the background. Choose the size that best fits your screen resolution. 1024×768 | 1280×800 | 1280×1024 | 1440×900 | 1600×1200 1680×1050 | 1920×1200 | iPad | iPhone 4 Next wallpaper coming January 31! Like this photo? [...]
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Yesterday, I wrote about my inglorious introduction to New Zealand, which took place while I was cramped at 30,000 feet next to an overweight passenger. But even that plane ride from hell couldn’t dim the joys of New Zealand, which my husband and I explored by campervan. The experience was, without a doubt, my favorite [...]
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I’ve been handing out a lot of superlatives in the last week or so, so now it’s time to reflect on what didn’t go so well on my 2011 travels. I’m happy to report that there were only a few contenders for the Worst Experience title; unlike 2010, where I seemed to be a germ [...]
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Today’s Photo Friday (#FriFotos on the Twitter) theme is all about giving thanks – and I feel especially thankful for all the sights and experiences I’ve had this year. While I had many beautiful shots to choose from, I felt that this more prosaic picture from the recent campervan trip to New Zealand that I [...]
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