New Zealand is full of spectacular sights and sooner or later you get asked the inevitable question: “What was your favourite place?” I dread the question and if twice the same person asked me, my answer would probably change. New Zealand constantly surprises me and there’s always a new favourite but here are my Top [...]
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Blog4NZ has been a worldwide blogging event running from 21-23 March and is a grassroots blogging and social media effort to support New Zealand travel in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake. This is my last post for Blog4NZ but it’s not my last post on New Zealand, there’s still so much to say. The Tongariro Alpine Crossing [...]
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Haere mai, Welcome! Thanks for checking out another post for Blog4NZ. This post is to help you along the way when you visit this beautiful country! There’s something to be said for going to a new country and having to learn the language. I didn’t anticipate any problems in New Zealand but have come across [...]
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What better way to contribute to blog4NZ than starting off with a piece about the Sky Tower! This building is unmissable when visiting Auckland and even more so at night when it’s glowing in the sky. Most recently it’s been red and black showing solidarity with those in Christchurch – how could it not get [...]
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I only had two days in the Coromandel, and I wanted to fit in as much possible. When people are giving advice on what to see when you go there’s one thing that’s constantly repeated – Cathedral Cove. Looking at the photo it’s not difficult to understand why! I stayed at Seabreeze Holiday Park near Hot [...]
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Thanks to mars-hill for the photo I’ve never been snorkelling, I know it’s sad but true. I’ve perhaps put a snorkel on whilst in a swimming pool on holiday, but had a few issues with inhaling water and there’s not much to see in a swimming pool let’s be honest! So that means my holiday [...]
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I’ve been travelling for nearly 4 months and not blogging anywhere near as much as I’d like to have done. I could use hundreds of excuses but the truth is that ‘real life’ has taken over! My first month was spent trying to settle and adjust, the next 6 weeks were spent travelling New Zealand [...]
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I’ve been in New Zealand for two months now and I’m just coming to the end of a six week road trip, so decided now’s the perfect time to write about what I’ve learnt about travelling so far. Of course I’ve learnt more than 6 things, but these are the biggest travel-related ones. 1. Making [...]
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After a couple of days trying to find a car to buy we gave up on that temporarily and hired a car to take us to Bay of Islands! We hired a car for 5 days – his name is Chris! He was only a small boy – but good enough for us! Now that’s [...]
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With a few weeks before A arrives it’s time to get to know my new home a little more! Its also time to look for work to pay my rent! Herein begins the work saga many may have already heard about! I duly did the normal thing and sent my cv out to various agencies, [...]
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