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Talk Of The Towns

by Robin Rodig | March 27, 2013 | 0 Comments

Queenstown, New Zealand
While you might think I've been living in a Hobbit hole or shacking up in the underbrush with a Kiwi (the bird kind) for the past several weeks, I have actually spent some time in New Zealand's cities. Cities however is a bit misleading. Towns are more what they feel like. The Great Outdoors is certainly where it's at here. So, from my experience, the main South Island towns have been... good.

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Bird Nerd

by Robin Rodig | March 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

Kiwi bird, New Zealand
Arriving on Stewart Island (a small, 85% national park island about an hour ferry ride from the southernmost point of the South Island), it took me about 5 minutes to throw my suitcase in a room before heading out to explore all the native wildlife this island has to offer. One of the star attractions being bird sanctuary, Ulva Island; a nearby, predator-free 620 acre island on which native plants and birds live safely.

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Marlborough (Wo)Man

by Robin Rodig | March 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Marlborough vineyards, Blenheim, New Zealand
My application is in. I'd officially like to become the new advertising campaign icon for the Marlborough wine region. Forget the Marlboro Man. Instead of a 10 gallon hat-wearing cowboy with a cigarette hanging from his mouth picture me with a glass full of light golden Sauvignon Blanc in one hand and an umbrella in the other.

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