My Mind on Mortgages

Another great adventure has been had. Yesterday Evan and I hiked the Tongariro Alpine Crossing in the Tongariro National Park in the central part of the north island. It’s one of the most beautiful places we have trekked on our journey. (It’s rated one of the best day treks in all of New Zealand.) The [...]

When it comes to international golf destinations most Americans probably don’t even consider New Zealand. However, you may be surprised to know that NZ has more golf courses per capita than any other country in the world. Many of them appear to be laid back municipal tracks which are are very reasonably priced. But there [...]

The journey continues with the addition of the second half of the PU’s (The Swansons) and our dear friend Leslie. We have spent the last few days exploring Wellington. We have been staying 75 steps above Evan’s Bay (fitting wouldn’t you say) in a lovely home we are rented where we have shared many great [...]

There are very few people in the business world that I respect more than Warren Buffett (hereby referred to as “WB”).  His skill, success, conviction, simplicity, and humor are all characteristics that I have a deep admiration for.  In the past I’ve read several books which cover WB’s investment style but lack significant biographical detail.  [...]

Written by my wife Tina: The first of the PU’s (aka Parental Units) have arrived in NZED! We are thrilled to continue our journey through NZED with our parents by our sides. The McBrides will be spending the next two weeks being vagabonds with us as we travel north along the east coast of the [...]

We’re currently staying at a backpackers called “Old Bones” just south of Oamaru on the east coast of the south island. This morning I awoke to the most amazing sunirse I’ve ever witnessed. I’ll let the picures do the talking:

Once again please excuse our absenteeism from the digital universe. For the past few weeks we’ve been traveling the west coast of the south island and have been out in nature exploring the amazing scenery. I’m sure it sounds redundant by now but the natural beauty of New Zealand is remarkable. As we have ventured [...]

I don’t profess to be an efficient swimmer. In fact in the one and only triathlon I ever completed I was the 2nd to last swimmer out of the water in my heat of 50 competitors (the last guy must have drowned). However, despite my lack of efficiency I do love to get wet and [...]

We are alive, yes very ALIVE and doing well…We have ventured south to the south island of “ENZED” (as we now call it) and have not been disappointed yet, in fact far from it (Dear Mom, I am not coming home…). The endless scenery continues to amaze us both as we have worked our way [...]

Tina and I have found our new favorite hideout in NZ (shoosh, don’t let anyone know). After ditching our digs in Red Beach we drove south on Saturday and landed in Raglan on the west coast (just west of Hamilton). This laid back little surfer town is what we imagine southern California to be like [...]