Crater Walking on Mount Tarawera, New Zealand

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

“We’re going to WHAT?!” a fellow hiker said in disbelief when we looked at the massive volcanic crater we would shortly descend into – and back out of – in the next few hours. I could hardly believe my own eyes, but you know me: I’m always up for an adventure. During my multiple visits [...]

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Maori Culture in New Zealand

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

While visiting Rotorua (both as part of shooting the tv show Alive – see trailer – as well as subsequent visits when staying with friends), I had the opportunity to visit two Maori villages and cultural shows. One was Tamaki Maori Village, and the other was Mitai Maori Village. Both were very educational, and the [...]

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Adventures at Agroventures

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

As I mentioned in my week-in-the-life of shooting a tv show post, one of the adventures we got to experience was a half day at Agroventures. It’s best described as an adult playground, with a collection of fun activities that will get the adrenalin pumping. Please check out this video of my Adventures at Agroventures [...]

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A Week-In-The-Life of The Professional Hobo: Shooting a TV Show

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Having created the popular week-in-the-life series last year, I’ve not yet written about a week in my own full-time traveling life. The week profiled here is far from my average week, but was enough of a full-on adventure that I thought you might enjoy it. As a quick introduction, I was corresponding with Adventure Aaron [...]

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New Zealand Introduction

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Kia Ora from New Zealand! (“Kia ora” means hello, goodbye, thanks, you’re welcome, ta, have a nice day, pleasure to meet you, and just about any other friendly expression you can think of in the native New Zealand language and culture of Maori). Actually to be fair, by the time this post goes live, I’ll [...]

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