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This is the summer of the water fall. In July it was Yosemite. In August it was Iguassu Falls. On Day 2 of this trip we visited Whangarei Falls.

Photo Gallery for Whangarei Falls

For the first half of the trip Lura and I used Auckland as a home base. During the day we would travel outside the city. The first thing that struck me in Auckland was how good the coffee was. It was better than any place I’ve ever been to. Almost every cafe and restaurant has [...]

Ameritrade was so proud to announce that they were going to give me Money Market rates on my cash balance that they sent me a congratulations letter in the mail. As an investor that always tries to keep a portion of my portfolio in cash (when a sale comes, you need liquidity), this came as [...]

I’m back from my 11 day trip of New Zealand. The trip just covered the North Island. For all those people that said why didn’t you go to the South Island? The answer is it is still winter in the South Island. New Zealanders told me that the best time to see the [...]

Here is a little tip on buying T-shirts while on vacation. Don’t do it. After an hour or so of shopping for a t-shirt in Brazil, I found what appeared to be a well-made shirt. It shrunk big time after the first wash. It’s now a hand me down. While in Uruguay, I saw the [...]