How to Eat like a Kiwi: Eight Foods to Try in New Zealand

Let’s be real, eating is the best part of traveling. Actually, eating is the best part of life in general, but travel opens up lots of opportunities to try new and different foods. Some of them are great, others less so (don’t ever make me eat Argentine pizza again pleeeease). Some are worth eating just for bragging rights–check out my contribution to A Southern Gypsy’s “bizarre food” post. (Or, if you can’t be bothered to click the link, I ate cow brains and they were yummy. Ha, now you’re going to click the link.) Continue reading

Culture Shock and First Impressions from New Zealand

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I recently read a travel blog where the blogger professed to never have experienced culture shock. Seriously? — how can you be a travel blogger and avoid culture shock? Maybe I have a very loose definition of the phenomenon but I’m pretty sure I’ve felt it in California. In fact, to a certain extent, I think I enjoy experiencing a little bit of culture shock here and there–I love noticing the little differences in how people interact, talk, eat, sleep, etc. Continue reading