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A collection of Travel & Gaming & “What’s On My Mind” posts

  • Yes, I absolutely chose that spot because of how un-epic it was. It’s all about the drama, ok? Accomodation this time was an ibis Styles hotel, and I’m not sure whether I’ve stayed in one of those before. It was…

  • It’s always a little odd to me when a place does check-out on the honour system. Stayed in plenty of places where that’s how it works, mostly hostels but also some hotels, but it feels odd, like I’m sneaking away…

  • First day was a quiet one, but I’m happy with how I spent it; Figured out how to get to the waterfront, which in classic New Zealand style is mostly commercial & industrial, with the added bonus of being cut…

  • I got a bizarrely smooth run on public transport out to the airport; Train arrived as I was walking down to the Greenlane Station platform, and the Airport bus was arriving at the Puhinui Interchange Station as I got off…

  • On the advice/recommendation of a friend, I went to see this, not really knowing what to expect. I’d been jabbed with a number of needles that day, with both a blood draw for testing, because my GP rather liked the…

  • I’m still dealing with jetlag induced slump, so this is a bit of a short one.

  • I’m going to be adding to this as I go along, assuming airport WiFi happens.

  • This was a slow day; Hard to wake up, hard to get moving, and the noise & crowds were getting to me more than ever before. There’s a non-zero chance that some level of Con Crud¹ is at play, because…

  • The original plan was to do some kind of trip out into the desert today, either a Grand Canyon tour or one of the others, but I decided not to to because of the heat warning – pretty sure my…

  • Today was mostly a wandering around day. There’s an extreme heat advisory in effect, so the wandering around process involved a lot of “walk to the next air-conditioned space”, because it’s dangerously hot out there. Got to see the fountain…

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