This post will help you resolve the Thailand vs Vietnam debate for yourself, at least in the short term.
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Is New Zealand Expensive?
I knew the answer to this question before I boarded a recent flight from Sydney to Auckland—and I hope you do too.
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Epilogue: Christchurch
Time changes people—and places; it usually improves them, even if it doesn’t fully heal.
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Tears of Franz Josef
Certainly, people like the Archduke had bigger things to worry about.
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But It’s Just a Queenstown Fantasy, Baby
How could it have taken me so long find stillness in moments like these, when I have so many fewer left than I’ve already lived?
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Tekapo’s Last Lupines
New Zealand is a satisfying destination, albeit one that’s imperfect in many of the ways I suspected it would be.
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The Truth About Rotorua
I feel guilty saying this, but I also hate to lie: Most of the things to do in Rotorua left me less than inspired.
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Treks of Taupo
I’m in fucking New Zealand.
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48 Hours in Auckland
The first full day of a long trip is always something of a reckoning.
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Sydney As Australia Burns
How much longer will Australia be inhabitable?
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