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Maddie Melcher
Jun 10, 20194 min read
Beer, Kombucha, and Free Curry?
Working as a tour guide with Anchor Brewing in San Francisco this past year I had the opportunity to learn about this small hop growing...
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Maddie Melcher
Jun 10, 20193 min read
The Great Taste Trail
From Nelson to Kaiteriteri you can cycle on a car-free scenic double track. The Great Taste trail was a pleasant surprise for us as we...
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Maddie Melcher
Jun 8, 20191 min read
Waiotapu Smelled Like...
Hot Rotten Boiled Digested Egg Farts AND IT WAS STUNNING. (Photos from this location are all via my handy pocket computer—the iPhone 7)...
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Maddie Melcher
Jun 7, 20191 min read
A Little Taste of New Zealand
Day 3 on the north island (in the Northland as they say) we met some friends who took us to this lovely cafe in Matakana, just north east...
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Maddie Melcher
Jan 10, 20194 min read
My WHY.
As we maneuver life, for some reason it is important to define our actions with purpose. Recently I've been asking myself the whys. All...
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Maddie Melcher
Sep 8, 20174 min read
WHEN DO I LEAVE?
The five days I was there in June just happened to be right before the summer downpour in Paris. London and Paris I had scheduled on my...
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Maddie Melcher
Sep 1, 20173 min read
Paris in B&W Film
I discovered film photography in 2016, however, I've never tried black and white film until Paris. I used a roll of Ilford 50iso 35mm...
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Maddie Melcher
Aug 27, 20173 min read
The Kraken of Beginnings
I had received my passport a week before departing from LAX. I had used public transportation once or twice before (all special...
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Maddie Melcher
Aug 5, 20172 min read
IS THE MIC ON?
Galway Ireland August 4th, 2017 In 2016 the State Department declared 36 percent of Americans hold valid passports. This means that...
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