Archive for the 'Destinations' Category



Destination: Kiwiburn08, Feb 1-4, Whakamaru Domain

Published on February 18, 2008

Whoa. It’s been a week since we left the festival and the mind reels. What just happened? Who would have thought that Kiwiburn could have been better than last year? It was. Wow.
Kiwiburn07 was pretty darn good – many of us felt the event achieved the essence of Burning […]


Destination: California, Kathy’s Trip, June 27 - August 20, 2007

Published on September 7, 2007

Eight weeks of nonstop hospitality. That’s what this trip has mainly been about. Receiving hospitality from friends and family; continuous visiting, eating, drinking, conversing, catching up on life. Constant moving around as we stay with friends for two to three days at a time, then on to the next visit. […]


Destination: Melting Man, Flock Hill Station, South Island, August 27, 2007

Published on August 27, 2007

I can’t quite recall how the idea began. I think it started when several of the Kiwiburn ExCom members started talking about their upcoming trip to the playa for Burning Man, and someone said, ‘Hey, we should have a We’re Not Going To Burning Man’ party for those of us left behind.
What’s the counter […]


Destination: Bodega Bay, CA; The Wedding of Joy & David, July 14, 2007

Published on July 14, 2007

The raison d’etre for our trip back to the States this July and August was to participate in the wedding of my one and most special sibling Joy to her most suitable and complimentary partner David.
The wedding of the year some said (well, at least in Guidi & Wygant circles).
It was a destination […]


Destination: Wanganui, North Island, NZ, February 27 – 28, 2006

Published on March 28, 2007

This will be a much shorter post than the last as we only stopped in Wanganui for two nights. But it’s worth a mention.

The Wanganui region (population 45,300, with 41,000 located in Wanganui city) is dominated by the mighty Whanganui River, which is the only way to reach the isolated interior of the […]