Category Archives: Travel

Makara Walk

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jethro Carr

Whilst in Wellington for a weekend a few weeks ago, I went on a walk around Makara with my good friend Tom, only I got a little too distracted to blog it until now. Makara is a very small rural … Continue reading →

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Wynyard Crossing

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Jethro Carr

As part of my mission to get out and explore Auckland some more, I’ve been down at Wynyard Quarter a bit. It’s quite a neat and relatively recent development in Auckland, with several trendy bars/food places and a pedestrian friendly … Continue reading →

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Wellington Visit

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I’ll be heading down to Wellington to escape the Auckland anniversary long weekend and spending a few days catching up with friends and family. I’ll be bringing Lisa down with me too, so we can inflict the poor long-suffering people … Continue reading →

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Great Ocean Roadtrip

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jethro Carr

The weekend before linux.conf.au, I decided to go on a roadtrip with @chrisjrn down south of Melbourne for a roadtrip through the rural areas and along the Great Ocean Road. I started the trip with a pickup from @chrisjrn from … Continue reading →

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AirNZ 747, yay!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jethro Carr

For my trip to linux.conf.au in Melbourne/Ballarat I had rescheduled my flights from Wellington to Auckland due to the fact that I had booked my flights before my lovely lady dragged me up to Auckland to live with her. It’s … Continue reading →

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linux.conf.au 2012

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jethro Carr

In a couple days I’ll be flying out to Melbourne, Australia for linux.conf.au 2012, the undisputed greatest week of the year, being held in Ballarat. I’ve been attending this conference since 2006 in Dunedin and it’s continued to be an … Continue reading →

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Xmas Break

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jethro Carr

I’m now back in Auckland after a week and a bit of tripping down to see Lisa’s family in Hawkes Bay and mine in Wellington, as well as catching up with friends along the way. In some ways it was … Continue reading →

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Xmas & New Years Plans

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Time is rushing by in Auckland and already making xmas and new years plans. I’ll be heading  down to Hawke’s Bay for the Xmas period with Lisa’s family and then down to Wellington for a few days to see my … Continue reading →

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Wellington Visit Nov

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Jethro Carr

Yay, I’ll be down in Wellington for a short visit on Friday 18th and Sat 19th of November. :-) Flying down for a work project on Friday, plans out in town with friends on Friday and brunch on Saturday. If … Continue reading →

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Walk Te Araroa?

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Jethro Carr

I’m not a particularly outdoorsy kind of person, but there have been times when I’ve ventured out into the sun and been rewarded with painfully blistering skin instead of my delightful geek tan (as witnessed with my recent snowboarding efforts). … Continue reading →

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