I lived in Auckland from November 2008 when I arrived, until the middle of March 2009. I never really fell in love with the city, although that could be because I had such a hard time finding work so money was always a stress. I also made a poor choice in where to live, so that didnt help.
All the same, the happy memories far outweigh the negative ones: I loved how you could see the ocean from pretty much every vantage point (and it was here that I saw …

The other night there was a massive earthquake not too far from Milford Sound, along with a tsunami warning as the quake happened out in the open sea. I was there not too long ago, and was surprised that there was a fault line there, the landscape seems to larger than life and looming; stable.
I recently found out that the Australian and Pacific Plates converge pretty much right beneath the South Island of New Zealand, not too far from where I live . In fact, in the words of …

Auckland is not a cheap city. While beer and wine are startling affordable to a Canadian such as myself, food is *always* more expensive. I’ve found that I go through money a hell of a lot faster here than I did in Toronto, something that is a little bit scary considering I do not have a steady income. After being here for almost two months, I’ve come to realize that I’ve not really done very much because Ive felt that if I spent the money on touristy things, I would …

Ash and Elisa have gone down to Napier to visit E’s family for the week, so left to my own devices, I hopped on the ferry to Devonport yesterday for a walk around. I’m really surprised that there aren’t more easily-accessible waterfront parks in this city, considering that it has two harbours and water can be seen from pretty much every vantage point. Or, rather, maybe there are lots of places to walk and run where you can be by the water (Im looking for something like the Martin Goodman …