OK, I'm halfway through your piece and I want to scream, this is not fair!!!!!!!!

The country is closed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And you are making me really, really want to go!

You know, I have a weir relationship with New Zealand. Growing up, doing some back packing trips in Patagonia, the buzz was that New Zealand was amazing, the place to go.

I grew a healthy obsession with New Zealand, and I watched way too many videos on YouTube about it.

My dream was to do a bicycling tour around the country.

In 2016 I went there with my wife. But it was only for a week in Auckland, and I think we were on the ground for only six full days. Not a long trip at all.

In my heart of hearts, I'm not sure I loved it as much as I hoped I would. Maybe was all the YouTube videos. Maybe was the rather fast rotation. Maybe it was that for the most part we were confined to Aukland and the trip lacked the freedom of time of my youth.

I still think I owe New Zealand a second chance. The people were super nice, and the food even better. I hope I can go back. Maybe with my bicycle.

Thank you so much for inciting my wanderlust.

Pablo