When people land at Auckland airport they are greeted by a large sign that says “Aotearoa.”

When one spends most of his life in Northern hemisphere certain things get ingrained in his head.

There are many who have said “Australia is like no other place on earth” which in itself is intriguing, but not necessarily a compliment

I can honestly say that after experiencing Sydney for just over a week, that city is as amazing as I expected it to be.

Australia welcomed me on August 14 when after just over six weeks in Papua New Guinea I landed in a town of Cairn (pronounced “cans” for my American friends).

… Being chased away from the market in the town of Goroka as men with large bush knives jumped out of a yet moving truck seemed a bit unusual to me, but to those around me, it was something that is a part of life.