btmeacham
- In Auckland, just called my mom in Anchorage, where it's 6pm yesterday, using Skype on the iPhone for the first time. Worked like a charm.about 16 hours ago from Tweetie
- Currently trying to squeeze the most goodness out of the Qantas Lounge in the Auckland airport as we wait to return home. Beer, cheese, wifiabout 16 hours ago from Tweetie
- @Shopping_Bag I would totally be there if it were at the Fireweed, where I first saw it. And if I weren't in New Zealand. Have fun.12:02 AM Jul 10th from Tweetie in reply to Shopping_Bag
- @splendid24 Indeed - and sure she'll get a kick out of that. I'll tell her next time we see her.12:18 PM Jul 9th from Tweetie in reply to splendid24
- Just returned from a day wandering Arrowtown (home of gold miners and the Ford of Bruinen, apparently), plus a tasting in a wine cave.9:42 PM Jul 8th from Tweetie
- Sad to hear from @cinefamily about Bob Mitchell's passing. So glad to have seen him work. Will watch "40 Boys and a Song" upon return.12:59 AM Jul 8th from Tweetie
- Best part about paragliding: my pilot carried a camera w/extension pole + battery-powered CD burner, and gave me photos mins. after landing.12:57 AM Jul 8th from Tweetie
- When in Queenstown, one feels the need to jump off a hill with a parasail attached. Or at least I did, and enjoyed it very much.12:54 AM Jul 8th from Tweetie
- Back in the (right-hand) driver's seat after 5 days of rail, ferry, and feet. On the West Coast now, heading south to the glaciers tomorrow.1:54 AM Jul 5th from Tweetie
- I'm not sure how we'll go from a five-course meal with wine pairings to a youth hostel, but we're about to find out. Man, was that a meal.3:43 AM Jul 4th from Tweetie
- So weird to be hearing Kiwi newscasters talking about Palin on the radio in the car as we drove around the plains of Canterbury today.11:12 PM Jul 3rd from Tweetie
- @Shopping_Bag Wow - that is some high-quality holdover mail, a real step above the usual Mrs. Fields and Brookstone catalogs.3:09 AM Jul 2nd from Tweetie in reply to Shopping_Bag
- Lovely Wellington. Seems we might have finally adjusted to the time. Tasty po boy for dinner, followed by a walk, a scotch, and Scrabble.3:40 AM Jun 30th from Tweetie
- Arrived in Wellington after a drive through the clouds and Upper & Lower Hutt. I am very familiar with the look and feel and sound of rain.10:50 PM Jun 29th from Tweetie
- New Zealand is lovely but uniformly rainy today. Went caving with thousands of glowworms and are about to see a haka performance in Rotorua.10:31 PM Jun 27th from Tweetie
- So far, NZ seems like Iceland + Hawaii.6:57 PM Jun 26th from Tweetie
- Coffee & guidebooks in a cafe in Auckland. Flight down was great; included unplanned layover in Fiji due to Auckland fog. Happy to be here.6:48 PM Jun 26th from Tweetie
- Favorite Qantas-ism so far: on the 'Dine-later' menu: "I would like to nominate a time to dine, approximately ___ hours after take-off."11:46 PM Jun 25th from Tweetie
- Massage seats, noise-cancelling headphones, champagne, and lots of movies to choose from. Not sure how much #infsum I'll be getting to.11:25 PM Jun 25th from Tweetie
- @splendid24 @hchowell Thanks - we'll post pix at some point; I know at least we'll have some free wifi at the bookshop/b&b in Wellington...9:26 PM Jun 25th from Tweetie in reply to splendid24
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- Name Brian Meacham
- Location Los Angeles, California
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