New Zealand Travel Articles


New Zealand Travel Articles
Douglas Sassaman is a freelance writer, aspiring novelist, and self-described humorist (who some think should be self-committed). He writes the humor column, 'Life in the Cosmic-Burp' on the web at http://CosmicBurp.com. These are some articles that he wrote while on a work related stay in New Zealand. Five Days Around the Cape Five days - a car, a road, a surfboard, and golf clubs. Armed with the essentials, Doug Sassaman sets off to explore the most remote region in New Zealand - the East Cape. It's the first place in the world to see the sun each day, and a bad place to lose your keys. The far flung road stretches around the cape for 330 kms. On his ramble, Doug discovers giant kiwifruits, ferocious kitty cats, and rare New Zealand unicorns... Here is the 9 part series: The Outset Winding Roads and Giant Kiwis Blind Golfers & Slippery Greens Waterfalls & Powdery Mildews Canadian Mounties & Gum Boot Locals Quonset Huts & Tipsy Cabins Malevolent Sheep & Crumbly Piers Dribbly Surf & The Wedge Shot of Death Trail's End More Articles About New Zealand (& Australia) Number 62 - Dive the Great Barrier Reef Observations on New Zealand Shifting Hemispheres Other Articles by Douglas Sassaman Adventure Travel Notes on a New England Winter Planes, Tiki Bars, & Mr. Wiggles