I woke up to the buzzing of my phone. After a bleary-eyed second, wondering who on earth would want to call me at 7.30 in the morning, it dawned on me. Yep, it was the ferry company in Wellington asking if I was ready to arrive for boarding, as the boat was about to leave. […]
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Top 5 Reasons To Fall in Love with New Zealand
During my trip up to the Northland, it hit home to me more than ever what it is about New Zealand that has drawn me in so much. There are many reasons to fall for this country, but here are five of the big ones. Nature It is not just that New Zealand’s rolling green […]
What To Do When the Adventures Stop
I’m back from my bus tour adventures of New Zealand‘s North island, back in the big smoke of Auckland and I’m feeling a bit… antsy. I’m itching for the next adventure to happen. Right now. Where will it be? What will happen? Who will I meet and what will I learn? On the Stray bus […]
New Year, New Zealand
It’s strange waking up to a new year when you know that your loved ones back home haven’t even started celebrating New Year’s Eve yet. Having arrived in Auckland, from London via Hong Kong, the day before and navigating the spaced-out wooziness of jetlag and ‘power naps’ that last 13 hours (whoops), I was ready […]