{"id":66,"date":"2017-02-04T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T03:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrew.gordons.gen.nz\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2023-07-05T19:59:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T07:59:52","slug":"trips-etc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andrew.gordons.gen.nz\/?page_id=66","title":{"rendered":"Trips etc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the last few years I&#8217;ve tried to go on at least one international trip each year. Below is a list of my trips etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Planned<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023 &#8211; Intrepid Otago Rail Trail bike trip in November<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 &#8211; Contiki Reunion trip &#8211; Iceland Fire &amp; Ice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/trovatrip.com\/trip\/asia\/japan\/japan-with-alley-kerr-apr-2024\">Trovatrip Japan with Alley Kerr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Didn&#8217;t get to do<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019 &#8211; Was going to do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdeck.travel\/tours\/presidents-and-parks\">Topdeck USA Presidents and Parks<\/a> &#8211; LA to New York (or perhaps preferable the other way), but they stopped running it so I booked Topdeck All American Outdoors but they cancelled that too :-(. So I&#8217;m just doing the one trip (the Russia one)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020 &#8211; Cancelled currently due to COVID-19 :-(. Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubyuniworld.com\/nz\/\">U by Uniworld<\/a> river cruises. 15th May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubyuniworld.com\/nz\/river-cruises\/vienna-vibe\">Vienna Vibe<\/a> (Nuremberg, Germany to Vienna, Austria) followed by 22th May <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubyuniworld.com\/nz\/river-cruises\/eastern-europe-escape\">Eastern Europe Escape<\/a> (Vienna, Austria to Belgrade, Serbia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Done<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022 &#8211; Intrepid Otago Rail Trail cycle trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 &#8211; TheatreFest Regional in Havelock. Went to tech for two plays, ended up teching the whole festival (with my sister who I travelled with) as the local tech couldn&#8217;t at the last minute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2021 &#8211; Intrepid Otago Rail Trail cycle trip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/linux.conf.au\">linux.conf.au<\/a> on the Gold Coast in January.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019 &#8211; Long weekend in Wellington for Kiwi PyCon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdeck.travel\/tours\/russian-revelations?vid=2744\">Topdeck Russian Revelations<\/a> &#8211; Russia. The end of the Topdeck Red Star Special, from Tallin, Estonia back to Berlin, Germany.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 &#8211; TheatreFest final in Wellington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 &#8211; Was going to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdeck.travel\/tours\/red-star-special\">Topdeck Red Star Special<\/a> Russia and Scandinavia but after I booked everything their accomodation in Russia fell through due to the Soccer World Cup so I did their replacement the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdeck.travel\/tours\/north-east-expedition\">Topdeck North East Expedition<\/a>, 27th May departure instead. Instead of Russia it spent longer in Poland instead. I actually quite enjoyed the change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 &#8211; April, weekend in Melbourne, went to Supanova (and a Marvel thing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 &#8211; April, weekend in Sydney, went to Mamma Mia! (the stage\/theatre show)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 &#8211; March, weekend in Wellington, went to Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe&#8217;s Trials and Tribulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018 &#8211; Linux.conf.au in Sydney, Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdeck.travel\/tours\/14-day-down-south-and-outback\">Topdeck Down South &amp; Outback<\/a> &#8211; Australia Melbourne to Alice Springs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2017 &#8211; Linux.conf.au in Hobart, Australia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 &#8211; TheatreFest 2016 Final in Invercargil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topdeck.travel\/tours\/usa-and-canada-adventure\">Topdeck USA &amp; Canada Adventure<\/a> &#8211; New York up into Quebec in Canada, across to Toronto and Niagara Falls, and back down to Washington DC, finishing back in New York.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/iffa.messefrankfurt.com\/frankfurt\/en\/besucher\/messeprofil.html?nc\">IFFA in Frankfurt<\/a> for a few days for work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 &#8211; TheatreFest 2015 Final in Hamilton (ran the sound for &#8220;A Wee Problem&#8221;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/tours\/149-scandinavia-end-helsinki\">Contiki Scandinavia (End Helsinki)<\/a> &#8211; Denmark, Norway, Sweden &amp; Finland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/tours\/292-inca-panorama\">Contiki Inca Panorama<\/a> &#8211; Peru<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/tours\/26-wild-western\">Contiki Wild Western<\/a> &#8211; USA California, Arizona, Nevada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2014 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/tours\/299-la-explorer-4-nights\">Contiki LA Explorer (4 nights)<\/a> &#8211; Didn&#8217;t really do\/see much though being there by myself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/tours\/128-great-britain-ireland\">Contiki Great Britain &amp; Ireland<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/tours\/166-london-explorer-5-day\">Contiki London Explorer (4 nights)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2013 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contiki.com\/tours\/124-european-vista\">Contiki European Vista<\/a> &#8211; 3 weeks in Europe. 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