North Otago. The Maniototo. A return to a place I’ve never been. But I’m from here. I kind of look like the others – those who never left. Names and places I’ve only heard of I see: St Bathans, Vulcan Hotel, Patearoa. I discover some who I’ve never heard of. Distant cou[...]
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July 31st, 2009 - 2:10 pm § in Observations, Travel
NZ Cultural Stereotype
I’m not sure how some Australian media organisations work but this sub-editor must have really been struggling to make an otherwise routine story into something dramatic. The article was titled: Maori property spat with Aussie investor It details how a Maori group had been served trespass orde[...]
July 4th, 2009 - 12:36 am § in Travel
Ways To Travel With A Purpose
An excerpt from a recent article of mine on Travel Generation: On a previous trip to the USA, intoxicated with the ideas, attitude and writing of Jack Kerouac, I made a point of seeing as many Kerouac-related places as I could in my limited time. I schlepped through the bars and streets of New York [...]
