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  • The Round-Up: Isles of The Indo-Pacific

    The Round-Up: Isles of The Indo-Pacific

    June 20, 2025
    Ramblings

    Well, well, well. What have we been up to? Excellent question. As of Saturday night we are back on the northern side of the earth for the first time since

  • From The Editor’s Desk: 3 Adventurers’ Tales

    From The Editor’s Desk: 3 Adventurers’ Tales

    June 12, 2025
    Ramblings

    ‘Hanuman, White Monkey. Hanuman.’ The shopkeeper’s persistent words pleased me as I gazed at the brass statue of the Monkey-God Hanuman.

  • Kings over Kingsland: A True Tale of Derring-Do

    Kings over Kingsland: A True Tale of Derring-Do

    June 2, 2025
    Rovings

    This is a story of bad decisions, failure, and – ultimately – redemption. Shortly after my arrival, Kai mentioned in passing the ‘Auckland Beer Mile,’

  • Return of the Round-Up:

    Return of the Round-Up:

    May 13, 2025
    Rovings

    I have left the room and the elevator has just passed the floor and am I taking the stairs, four floors of a spiral open to the depths with smooth stone steps

  • The Round-Up: Rugby, or, A More Manly and Heroic Age

    The Round-Up: Rugby, or, A More Manly and Heroic Age

    April 15, 2025
    Rovings

    ‘We should go to a rugby game!’ exclaimed my wife. ‘We don’t know anything about rugby,’ I replied. ‘It’ll be fun! I found this video so we can learn!

  • From The Chef’s Block: Guacamole

    From The Chef’s Block: Guacamole

    April 11, 2025
    Recipes

    As a people west of the Rockies, we are accustomed to having Mexican fooderies. We are accustomed to salsas and guacamole on demand.

  • Round-up: The Great Sparkling Water Tasting of Auckland, ’25

    Round-up: The Great Sparkling Water Tasting of Auckland, ’25

    April 7, 2025
    Rovings

    It was a joke. But not to Kai. And that is how we ended up at the first (and possibly only) Sparkling Water Tasting in Auckland.

  • 24 Hours in Auckland on The Cheap

    24 Hours in Auckland on The Cheap

    April 2, 2025
    Rovings

    We were going to write this as a one day guide to Auckland, but things got out of control. So here is our guide to spending 24 hours in Auckland – on the cheap!

  • 5 Things to Know Before You Leave the Country

    5 Things to Know Before You Leave the Country

    March 31, 2025
    Rovings

    Looking back, we found a few things that we consider essential for travel and travel prep. So here’s a few things to know before you leave the country.

  • From the Editors Desk: Why the World Needs More Diatribes (And Why I’m Right About It)

    From the Editors Desk: Why the World Needs More Diatribes (And Why I’m Right About It)

    March 26, 2025
    Ramblings

    We all know what the world is missing, and it’s not world peace or sustainable energy. What we need more of is the glorious art of the opinionated diatribe.

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