Category Archives: Travel

The Happy Place

Posted on February 7, 2023 by If It Was Today

I know that I’ve mentioned several times that the weather in New Zealand was wonderful, especially in light of the fact that it was minus 30 degrees at home. But today was the day that it really hit home. We … Continue reading →

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Tauranga

Posted on February 6, 2023 by If It Was Today

It was raining lightly when we picked up the rental car and headed to Tauranga. While planing this trip we didn’t realize that today is a major holiday in New Zealand – Waitangi Day. This meant the roads were busy … Continue reading →

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A Walk in The Park

Posted on February 5, 2023 by If It Was Today

Another sunny day in Auckland. I love the vegetation here, even though I have absolutely no idea what this is. I’ve mentioned the floods before now and the fact that we really haven’t seem much in the way of damage. … Continue reading →

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Maungawhau

Posted on February 4, 2023 by If It Was Today

No rain today. This is excellent news. And not only for us – it’s clear that everyone in Auckland is sick of the rain. People regularly tell us that “we had terrible floods last week” or “it isn’t usually this … Continue reading →

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A Bit of a Washout?

Posted on February 3, 2023 by If It Was Today

If you’ve been following the news, you probably know that Auckland had historic floods last week. The rain today was nothing like last week, but we were still pretty wet by the time we got back to the hotel. Early … Continue reading →

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And So It Begins

Posted on February 2, 2023 by If It Was Today

When we left home we’d just had a foot of snow, and our patio looked like this… We were looking forward to 24 hours in airplanes (and by “looking forward to” I mean “dreading”) before we would be in New … Continue reading →

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Packing

Posted on January 27, 2023 by If It Was Today

We’re getting ready for our next trip. A very long trip. Just shy of 24 hours from takeoff, to touchdown at our destination in Auckland New Zealand. If you measure door to door, it is even more. I’m tired just … Continue reading →

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Calm Before The Storm

Posted on November 5, 2022 by If It Was Today

It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm November day in Washington DC. I was here on business, and we took the opportunity to extend our visit into the weekend. We spent Saturday enjoying the perfect weather and visiting the National Gallery … Continue reading →

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Home Again

Posted on September 14, 2022 by If It Was Today

The full moon from home. We had a wonderful time on our trip to Oregon, but it is still wonderful to be home again.

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Last Day

Posted on September 2, 2022 by If It Was Today

We started our last day in wine country at Penner-Ash Wine Cellars seated on the patio looking out over the Willamette valley. The hilltop location was perfect for sunflowers. Then we were off to our next tasting, following a wine … Continue reading →

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