Travel

Linnea Ashley on February 16th, 2007

one of the things i found vastly different about zed was their concept of danger. one of my first nights in auckland i walked to a concert a little ways from my house. i left at around 10pm and didn’t get home until after 2am. and while i was very vigilant on my walk home […]

Continue reading about gunnin'

Linnea Ashley on February 16th, 2007

it took forever to get the blood out. the shaved hair and glass. for days it all stayed with me, moments from a day that was almost my own finality. you can’t get stitches wet when your head is infected. you can’t stand up long enough to pick out glass when your medicine is making […]

Continue reading about where they meet

Linnea Ashley on January 1st, 2007

i moaned and complained about not having my girlfriends while i was in zed. i had my man, school, a job and such…overwhelmingly life was good. i had friends that were girls…good friends…but i missed my crew of women that have known me anywhere from 7 to 15 years. my recent time in new york […]

Continue reading about girlfriends

mud

Linnea Ashley on December 8th, 2006

i admit i paid for it, though out of my head it is definitely a silly concept. i took a mudbath today. not just any gathered in my shoe or under your tires mud, straight from the mudholes…or so they say. either way, strange though it is, it felt nice. the thermal mineral rich waters […]

Continue reading about mud

Linnea Ashley on December 8th, 2006

it is the smell of the devil and giardia, eggs left forgotten in the sun and of a struck match…and rotura smells of it as well. the scent of sulfer is in the air, an inconsistent companion depending on the wind’s direction. but then, the acrid smell is part of the reason so many people […]

Continue reading about beyond seeing

Linnea Ashley on December 8th, 2006

i don’t have pictures cuz i’m by myself and they were gonna charge me $25. and while they were cute photos and would remind me of a grand time…the money i spent zorbing was enough of an investment. but let me tell you…if you EVER get the chance to jump in an oversized beach ball […]

Continue reading about zorbing

Linnea Ashley on November 9th, 2006

It is amazing how much sound and scent can trigger an emotional response. I can’t help but wonder how I will remember new Zealand. Will it be in the scent of lavender? South Africa is clearly the smell of orange blossoms in the air…that and decomposing donkey on the side of the road – don’t […]

Continue reading about wondering

Linnea Ashley on October 30th, 2006

It isn’t difficult for me to get caught up in my life here in zed and forget that I’m in another country. I mean, yes, the demographics are WIDELY different than what I would find in downtown Houston, Dallas, or New Orleans…I just don’t think to myself every second of the day, “You’re in another […]

Continue reading about this ain't kansas

Linnea Ashley on August 31st, 2006

so i returned to port douglas less because i just love port douglas, and more because i wante to do the aboriginal walk that was indeed run by aboriginals. not to mention the food was pretty slamming and as we all know i am GREEDY. as it was, i just so happen to be in […]

Continue reading about an opportune opportunity

Linnea Ashley on August 29th, 2006

today was my leisturely day. i calle dmyself sleeping in…but with all my healthy living i woke up at 8:15…or rather i finally got out of bed at 8:15…i’d been awake longer than that. my plan was to just do beach or pool time…be a solar panel until late afternoon when i had one activity […]

Continue reading about exotic fruit