Urban living (2/3): Montreal
26 Dec 2021
Part II: Ten days, a year, and 20 years living in Montreal.
Urban living (1/3): Kitchener/Waterloo
25 Dec 2021
OK, so what do I really think about living in Kitchener, Montreal, and Wellington in 2021? Part I: Kitchener/Waterloo.
There are six eggs
24 Dec 2021
Christmas Eve content you wanted: egg sizes in NZ, Canada and the US.
November: last month in New Zealand
15 Dec 2021
All things must come to an end. Last month in New Zealand, with one small trip around Timaru and Mount Cook that I’d had my eye on for a while. It was a rewarding last month in New Zealand. Ma te wa.
Leaving Aotearoa Part II: AKL-LAX, Los Angeles, and back on Air Canada to Montreal
10 Dec 2021
Part II: from Auckland to Montreal (and Kitchener). Plus, how did we get here? Looking back at 2019.
Leaving Aotearoa Part I: WLG to AKL and on to NZ6
7 Dec 2021
Ma te wa—see you later, New Zealand. First half of my trip from Wellington to Montreal, covering travel from Wellington to Auckland and onto the plane to Los Angeles.
Travel during COVID times: NZ to Canada
26 Nov 2021
Argh! How to get the necessary COVID tests to enter the US and Canada.
Trans-Canada Highway vs State Highway 1: Getting around (Central) Canada & NZ
19 Nov 2021
Thoughts about how people get around in Canada and New Zealand.
October: Suppression in Auckland, elimination elsewhere in NZ
1 Nov 2021
Waiting for the other shoe to drop and hoping that it doesn’t drop before vaccination rates are high enough.
Answers to NZ Government consultations on Adventure Activities
27 Oct 2021
Following the White Island eruption, the New Zealand Government is soliciting comments on the regulation of adventure activities. Here’s what I wrote.
