by timhampton | Jan 25, 2016 | NZ Outdoors, Reviews and Experiences
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a 19.4km (12.05 miles) day walk, located in the central North Island. Said to be one of New Zealands most popular day walks, it is a must do for New Zealanders and visitors alike. We did the walk in late Janruary, and it wasn’t...
by timhampton | Jan 15, 2016 | Travel, Uncategorized, USA
The National Gallery of Art, apparently the 8th most visited in the world, was interesting to wander around and look at. I did a ‘Director’s Audio Tour’ which was cool to hear some of the history behind some painting. The planetorium at the...
by timhampton | Jan 14, 2016 | Thinking out loud
“Perched precariously on the edge of a cliff trying desperately to overcome my fear of heights, I watched this Atlantic Puffin pull a Wild Iris from the ground and walk along the cliff toward me. He stopped for a moment and I had enough time to capture him with...
by timhampton | Jan 14, 2016 | Google App Engine, Web Development
Hmmmm so for over a year I mucked around, trying to make cURL work, to use Mandrill on my GAE sites. In the end, I have given up and simply started to use GAE’s built in Mail. Was easy to setup, and to get HTML email templates to work I:...
by timhampton | Jan 13, 2016 | Travel, USA
Great few days in Washington DC. As per the typical tourist, we have visited a number of tourist hotspots including: National Museum of American History National Museum of Natural History United States Capitol...
