Category: Ramblings

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badaling

Cool! I’m sitting here watching the cycle road race at the Olympics and the cyclists are going through a place called Badaling just outside of Beijing. That’s where I visited the Great…

August 9, 2008by MarcLeave a comment

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alert?

No idea if this is true or not but sheesh! Never mind the nail scissors, what about the chainsaw. A reader writes: “My brother-in-law went through security at Auckland domestic airport and…

May 12, 2008by MarcLeave a comment

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a travel haiku

One more hotel room All I want is to be home Boys, wife, homelife yes

February 28, 2008by MarcLeave a comment

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away games

I went through my diary today and worked out that I have been away for 78 nights in the last year (doesn’t include day trips)….. I think that’s quite a lot.

February 22, 2008by Marc1 comment

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beep beep beep

I’m in Auckland at the moment and had the excitement of a fire alarm at the hotel at 05:55 this morning! Walking down 26 floors in hot, muggy weather is not my…

January 31, 2008by MarcLeave a comment

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Pregnant teen driver five times over alcohol limit

A six months pregnant Bay of Plenty woman has been charged with drink driving for allegedly being five times the legal limit. Police say the 19-year-old Te Puke woman had a breath…

January 28, 2008by Marc1 comment

News

happy new(ish) year!

Hi there This post is a wee bit late I know but we’ve been busy and I just haven’t got around to it. So let’s see…… Christmas day was good with no…

January 3, 2008by Marc1 comment

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hate

In Auckland (again) Do you know what I hate? Using a public (ie: shared) toilet when the seat and lid are both down. Lifting it up, you’re never really sure what’s going…

November 22, 2007by Marc3 comments