{"id":495,"date":"2011-11-11T09:07:46","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T09:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/?p=495"},"modified":"2011-11-29T07:11:54","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T07:11:54","slug":"welcome-new-zealand-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/2011\/11\/11\/welcome-new-zealand-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome! New Zealand 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/animfxnz.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-496\" title=\"logo-new\" src=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/logo-new.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/logo-new.png 964w, https:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/logo-new-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was invited to speak at the AnimFX NZ conference in Wellington, NZ. The timing was perfect &#8211; 25 years ago Sarah and I spent two weeks in New Zealand on our honeymoon &#8211; so we decided to take some extra time on this trip and visit the country again for our anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our chronicle of the trip.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-11-11\/\">Fri, Nov 11 &#8211; SFO to Wellington<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-13-11\/\/\">Sun, Nov 13 &#8211; Acclimating in Wellington<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-14-11\/\">Mon, Nov 14 &#8211; Tech Prep and Meet the VIPs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-15-11\/\">Tue, Nov 15 &#8211; AnimFX First Conference Day, and Sarah Goes Sightseeing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-16-11\/\">Wed, Nov 16 &#8211; AnimFX Master Class Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-17-11\/\">Thu, Nov 17 &#8211; Weta Day and A Broken Toe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-18-11\/\">Fri, Nov 18 &#8211; Creative HQ, Then Off to Napier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-19-11\/\">Sat, Nov 19 &#8211; Possum Sweater and Napier Art Deco Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-20-11\/\">Sun, Nov 20 &#8211; Hawkes Bay Wine Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-21-11\/\">Mon, Nov 21 &#8211; Napier to Whangamata<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-22-11\/\">Tue, Nov 22 &#8211; Hiking: Beach and Bush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-23-11\/\">Wed, Nov 23 &#8211; Bay of Plenty to Bay of Islands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-24-11\/\">Thu, Nov 24 &#8211; The Top of New Zealand Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-25-11\/\">Fri, Nov 25 &#8211; Bay of Islands Boat Tour<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/anirama.com\/travelogs\/trip\/new-zealand-11\/nov-26-11\/\">Sat, Nov 26 &#8211; Back to Auckland via Giant Kauri Trees. Then Home.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was invited to speak at the AnimFX NZ conference in Wellington, NZ. The timing was perfect &#8211; 25 years ago Sarah and I spent two weeks in New Zealand on our honeymoon &#8211; so we decided to take some extra time on this trip and visit the country again for our anniversary. 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