Category Archives: Traveling

Heading South

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Philip

Hitting the road to Queenstown <– apparently I can’t embed a video directly.

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In Christchurch

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Philip

When I first touched down last Tuesday into the Christchurch airport, nearly three years since my last trip, there wasn’t the usual surge of overwhelming excitement. I was glad to arrive, absolutely, but the giddy sensation was absent. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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First Week Photos

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Philip

Here are a handful of photos from the first week in Christchurch.

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The Anatomy of Pre-Travel Emotions

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Philip

This is how I emote during the lead up to a new trip: Pre-ticket purchase – “That would be so cool!” Ticket purchase – “WOOO!!! I’M GOING!!!” This ebbs and flows slightly depending on how much I’m thinking and being … Continue reading →

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Christchurch

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Philip

Thirteen days ago Christchurch had a massive 6.3 “aftershock” earthquake. If you keep up with me at all, you’ve probably seen my talking about it on the web already. You may have heard about it in the news as well. … Continue reading →

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Twenty-Ten

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Philip

In 2010 I didn’t live in, or visit, New Zealand. Since my first trip in 2002, I have been there for a least part of the year five out of the last eight years. However, I did do a bit … Continue reading →

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Pascal

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Philip

If “[t]he sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to stay quietly in his room” (Pascal) I don’t know if I want to be happy: because I want to keep traveling. I can’t imagine contentedness equalling … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Philip

This is something I’ve been meaning to do for quite some time. I actually had a bunch of it written while I was in Mongolia, but it was saved on my iPod which crashed. At the beginning of the summer I … Continue reading →

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Coming Travel Tips

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Philip

Along with losing two posts of stories of my time here in the Philippines when my iPod gave me issues, I found out I also lost a long page I was preparing of travel tips to help myself and others … Continue reading →

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Philippines Update

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Philip

Well, I had two updates and stories about my first week and a half written on my iPod Touch when my blog application decided to fail me so I think I’ve lost them. Without my computer or a decent Internet … Continue reading →

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