There are two things in life, which I (being totally honest here) thought only existed in American movies. These two things are: Skateboarders and Hitch Hikers. Sure, I knew that both…
Beautiful Bondi Beach
I’d heard a mix of things about Bondi Beach, but the place completely surpassed my expectations. Sure, there isn’t all too much there, and the beach is pretty crowded –…
Thoughts on Sydney
For our New Years Eve in Sydney blog post: Click Here. We’ve been in Sydney for around a week now – so I wanted to update with some observations we’ve…
“IT’S CHRISTMAS!” (read that like Slade sings it)
CHRISTMAS IS HERE! Which is awesome. And the world didn’t end like those Mayan people thought it would, which means…. We actually get to open our presents! Oh isn’t life…
If Carlsberg did boats…. Rock The Boat, NZ.
The second half of our trip to Bay of Islands was to be spent on the Rock Cruise. I’d been looking forward to this since we first booked our flight…
Bay of Rain. I mean, Islands.
So, Pad and I were feeling pretty smug after Wellington. We managed to plan our 4 day trip to coinside with the most gorgeous spell of weather, like ever. This…
Warning. I might get festive on you.
Christmas is going to be a bit different in New Zealand – which is both exciting and also a bit sad. Instead of the usual Christmas traditions we’re used to…
Wellington: More Hipster than Shoreditch
This week I turned 23. 23 whole years. That’s old. Not as old as 27 (Pad) but still pretty old. To offset my age (and take my mind off the…
Sky High Views Are The Best Kind.
When we first flew into Queenstown (when we first moved here) I didn’t have a window seat. Which is always rubbish. Especially when you are flying over New Zealand. When…
Milford Sound Part 2
Here are the next set of photos from Milford Sound, these photos were taken actually inside the Milford Sound – not just inside the National Park. I can’t stress how…
Milford Sound Part 1
Today was a pretty awesome day. We decided yesterday (on a whim) to book a day trip over to Milford Sound, apparently the chance of getting good weather in Milford…
10 Things I’ve Learnt About New Zealand
We’ve been here 10 days now… so I thought I’d write about 10 things we’ve learnt since arriving. I think New Zealand is the kind of place you don’t fully…
We Were Born to Eat This Burger – Fergburger
If you’ve ever been to Fergburger you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t – it’s a pretty solid reason and pretty strong justification for booking a trip to…
An hour in Queenstown
We woke up this morning to heavy snow over the mountains – which was gorgeous! I was hoping we’d get to see some snowfall whilst over here – but it…
So this is where we live now!
So, let’s start off by saying… Queenstown is amazing. We were so lucky, when we landed we were surrounded by clear blue skies – and the place was completely in…