Author Archives: Philip

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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Thoughts on the President’s Speech

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Philip

President Barack Obama has grayer hair than he used to have. I was watching his speech at the memorial service of the Tuscon, Arizona shooting with my temporary roommates and we all remarked on it. It would be interesting to … 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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Watch My Computer

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Philip

“Excuse me, could you watch my computer for me?” “Sure thing.” I watched as she walked from her window-side seat to the restroom on the other side of the coffee shop and glanced at her laptop sitting on the small … 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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Decisions

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Philip

Big decisions are curious things. I have one; I find it odd. They take a long time to decide, they are hard to make. But hard decisions are always good ones, right? Think about it, the only decisions that are … Continue reading →

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