Chris Hartman is taking a year off from full-time work to do some traveling. First on the agenda: a month-long trip to New Zealand and the Big Island of Hawaii. Joining him: Helen O'Flannel, software developer, wool enthusiast. Why New Zealand? Lord of the Rings, wool and wool-related industries, relatively safe location should a thermonuclear war happen to break out. Why Hawaii? Warmer weather, snorkeling, Mauna Kea observatory, Hapuna Beach, shave ice, Kona coffee.
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| Day | Journal date: | Country | Place | Title | Distance | Media | Rating |
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| 1 | Apr 12, 2005 13:05 | United States | Boston Common | » Wheels up Boston | 0 km | 3.2 (13 votes) | |
| 1 | Apr 12, 2005 17:13 | United States | Hill City | » Five miles above my homeland | 2434 km | 3.3 (13 votes) | |
| 1 | Apr 12, 2005 20:45 | United States | Los Angeles International Airport | » Wheels up Los Angeles | 4195 km | 2.6 (5 votes) | |
| 1 | Apr 13, 2005 03:00 | United States | Honolulu | » A lovely night at the Ionic Breeze Hotel | 8133 km |
(2)
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3 (12 votes) |
| 2 | Apr 14, 2005 05:00 | United States | Honolulu | » Public Sector Waikiki | 8133 km |
(11)
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3.3 (7 votes) |
| 3 | Apr 15, 2005 09:13 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Auckland | » Driving on the Left | 15176 km |
(5)
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3.7 (11 votes) |
| 4 | Apr 16, 2005 07:45 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Auckland | » A Maori Fortress | 15176 km |
(10)
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5 (7 votes) |
| 5 | Apr 17, 2005 00:06 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Hamilton | » Near Hobbiton | 15288 km |
(2)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 5 | Apr 17, 2005 02:10 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Rotorua | » I Zorb, Therefore I Am. | 15383 km |
(4)
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4 (7 votes) |
| 5 | Apr 17, 2005 03:17 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Rotorua | » Wool and wool-related industries | 15383 km |
(8)
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4.4 (11 votes) |
| 5 | Apr 17, 2005 10:28 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Rotorua | » Thermal features? Ho hum, say the locals. | 15383 km |
(2)
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3 (5 votes) |
| 6 | Apr 18, 2005 04:37 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Rotorua | » Bigger geysers and a Maori war posture dance | 15383 km |
(6)
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3 (3 votes) |
| 6 | Apr 18, 2005 05:32 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Taupo | » Sheep. Fields of Sheep | 15445 km |
(2)
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4.2 (5 votes) |
| 7 | Apr 19, 2005 01:39 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Napier | » Art Deco Napier | 15560 km |
(10)
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3 (9 votes) |
| 7 | Apr 19, 2005 07:13 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » Wellington's Social Tonic | 15832 km |
(3)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 8 | Apr 20, 2005 07:19 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » The Fellowship of the Van | 15832 km |
(15)
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4.1 (10 votes) |
| 9 | Apr 21, 2005 09:42 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » All Day at Our Place | 15832 km |
(4)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 10 | Apr 21, 2005 23:33 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » Headlines from New Zealand | 15832 km | 5 (6 votes) | |
| 10 | Apr 22, 2005 09:27 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » The Gummint | 15832 km |
(5)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 10 | Apr 22, 2005 10:10 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » Hurricanes? Hurricanes! | 15832 km |
(11)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 11 | Apr 23, 2005 04:32 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » Tramping Round Wellie | 15832 km |
(13)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 11 | Apr 23, 2005 06:51 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » Fun with Refraction | 15832 km |
(11)
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5 (6 votes) |
| 11 | Apr 23, 2005 11:38 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Picton | » Land Ho | 15897 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 12 | Apr 23, 2005 23:48 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Saint Arnaud | » Helen Wheels | 16011 km |
(1)
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3.8 (5 votes) |
| 12 | Apr 24, 2005 02:04 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Cape Foulwind | » Seals of Approval | 16125 km |
(10)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 12 | Apr 24, 2005 09:16 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Fox Glacier | » Ivory Towers | 16351 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 13 | Apr 24, 2005 20:33 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Fox Glacier | » The Astroturf is always greener | 16351 km | 5 (2 votes) | |
| 13 | Apr 25, 2005 09:26 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Fox Glacier | » ANZAC Day on the Glacier | 16351 km |
(19)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 13 | Apr 25, 2005 10:41 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Fox Glacier | » Cornelia, our glacier guide | 16351 km |
(1)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 14 | Apr 25, 2005 13:59 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Fox Glacier | » Jigsaw Puzzleworthy Scenery | 16351 km |
(4)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 14 | Apr 26, 2005 00:21 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Mount Aspiring National Park | » On the road to Queenstown | 16462 km |
(3)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 14 | Apr 26, 2005 04:08 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wanaka | » The End of the Earth | 16529 km |
(2)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 14 | Apr 26, 2005 10:18 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Arrowtown | » More buena vistas and pizza at The Cow | 16566 km |
(8)
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4.6 (8 votes) |
| 15 | Apr 26, 2005 23:16 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Arrowtown | » Gravity | 16566 km |
(1)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 15 | Apr 27, 2005 03:05 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Twizel | » Honky-tonkin' | 16780 km |
(1)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 15 | Apr 27, 2005 12:19 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Christchurch | » The Heartland | 16915 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 16 | Apr 28, 2005 04:34 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Arthur's Pass | » All Aboard | 17024 km |
(19)
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4.8 (17 votes) |
| 16 | Apr 28, 2005 10:54 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Christchurch | » A Hitchhiker's Guide to Christchurch | 17133 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 17 | Apr 29, 2005 01:33 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Christchurch | » The Canterbury Plain | 17133 km |
(1)
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3.2 (10 votes) |
| 17 | Apr 29, 2005 11:08 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Mount Somers | » Edoras | 17235 km |
(22)
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5 (12 votes) |
| 18 | Apr 30, 2005 00:42 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Christchurch | » More Headlines from New Zealand | 17337 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 18 | Apr 30, 2005 07:41 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Christchurch | » Chilling out in Ch'Ch | 17337 km |
(9)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 19 | May 01, 2005 01:57 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Christchurch | » Goodbye Christchurch | 17337 km |
(7)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 19 | May 01, 2005 05:05 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Kaikoura | » Kaikoura for a late lunch | 17488 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 20 | May 01, 2005 23:07 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Picton | » Back across Cook Strait | 17630 km |
(10)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 20 | May 02, 2005 01:45 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Wellington | » Return to Wellington | 17698 km |
(5)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 20 | May 02, 2005 08:09 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Tongariro National Park | » Howard's (End) Lodge | 17937 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 21 | May 03, 2005 05:26 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Tongariro National Park | » Mordor | 17937 km |
(27)
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5 (6 votes) |
| 22 | May 04, 2005 05:12 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Waitomo Caves | » Shine Little Weet-Bix | 18055 km |
(2)
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4.5 (2 votes) |
| 23 | May 05, 2005 01:15 | New Zealand (Aotearoa) | Auckland | » Haere Mai | 18214 km |
(3)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 23 | May 05, 2005 09:13 | United States | Honolulu | » Back in the USA | 25257 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 24 | May 05, 2005 22:21 | United States | Kailua | » Old Hands | 25619 km |
(6)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 24 | May 06, 2005 02:34 | United States | Waimea | » Whoa! | 25884 km |
(2)
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4.7 (7 votes) |
| 25 | May 07, 2005 01:51 | United States | Hilo | » A Land Called Honoli'i | 25954 km |
(3)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 25 | May 07, 2005 06:02 | United States | Mauna Kea Observatories | » Astronomy | 25996 km |
(6)
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5 (2 votes) |
| 26 | May 07, 2005 21:15 | United States | Hilo | » Babe Ruth's Banyan and Lili'uokalani Gardens | 26038 km |
(10)
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3.3 (2 votes) |
| 26 | May 08, 2005 07:33 | United States | Volcano | » Geology | 26075 km |
(16)
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5 (13 votes) |
| 27 | May 08, 2005 22:28 | United States | Hilo | » Enzed Odds and Enz | 26112 km | 3.5 (2 votes) | |
| 27 | May 09, 2005 06:59 | United States | Hapuna Beach State Park | » Beach bums | 26195 km |
(5)
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4 (2 votes) |
| 28 | May 10, 2005 07:15 | United States | Kahaluu Beach Park | » Laziness and a minor injury | 26244 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 29 | May 11, 2005 07:40 | United States | Kealakekua Bay | » Marine Biology | 26257 km |
(9)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 30 | May 12, 2005 09:34 | United States | Honolulu | » Hawaii Five-O at the I Love Country Cafe | 26544 km |
(4)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 31 | May 12, 2005 23:42 | United States | Pearl Harbor | » Tora, Tora, Tora | 26557 km |
(14)
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5 (1 votes) |
| 31 | May 13, 2005 11:49 | United States | Chicago O'Hare International Airport | » Nearly Home | 33386 km | 5 (1 votes) | |
| 32 | May 13, 2005 15:51 | United States | Jamaica Plain | » Home | 34770 km | 5 (6 votes) |