A year in New Zealand
A year ago, I arrived in New Zealand, ready to have an adventure and it hasn’t disappointed on that, or any fronts. It was incredibly hard leaving friends and family […]
A year ago, I arrived in New Zealand, ready to have an adventure and it hasn’t disappointed on that, or any fronts. It was incredibly hard leaving friends and family […]
Hello! It was my birthday at the end of July and instead of doing what I used to do (going out for dinner and drinks with my friends), I thought […]
Hello all! I’ve been keen to go to Matakana Market for absolutely ages and finally this weekend, I went! A mere 40 minute drive North of Auckland is the Matakana […]
One of the things I love about living in Auckland is how easy it is to explore the surrounding areas without having to drive for hours. There are so many […]
Hello all, apologies for the recent radio silence…have been settling into life in New Zealand. Over New Year, I went on a two week road trip in the campervan (now […]
Always the opportunist, a while back when I had to wait for my beloved campervan to be serviced, I thought I’d pop into a coffee shop and wait. I randomly […]
A few weeks ago I took a trip out to Clevedon Village Farmer’s Market, it was only about an hour’s drive out of Auckland but felt like we were in […]
Waiheke Island is just a 35 minute ferry ride from Auckland and well worth a visit (or regular visits!). I’d been keen to go for ages so when a couple […]
J’adore French markets and well, most things French so when I found out that there was a weekly French market in Auckland, I had to go! Voted Auckland’s Best Food Market […]
I cannot believe I’ve been here for over a month! All those months dreaming about moving to New Zealand and now I’m actually living here! Here’s what I’ve learned so […]
Now, I’ve only been here for just over a month so there are definitely things that I’ll need to add to this list as I go along…but for now, here’s […]
I love a good inspirational quote. When I decided to move to New Zealand, there were a few times when I doubted myself and wondered whether I was doing the […]
When you’re packing to a strict weight limit, it’s essential to try and streamline your packing but this is easier said than done…so I’ve been having a think about multitasking […]
Hello! I mentioned in one of my last posts that I’d bought a campervan…well, did I mention it was in Wellington? A mere 8-hour+ drive away from Auckland…well, this Saturday […]
Well hello there! I am speaking to you from the other side of the planet! My last day few days in England were lovely, although I did pick up one […]
Just under two weeks until my one-way flight to New Zealand and my goodness, I am excited*!!! It has been a bit manic trying to get everything sorted, I was […]
En route to visiting my parents in Holland, my auntie Kate and I decided that as we had to fly into Amsterdam anyway before getting a local train to wherever […]
Hi all! While I’m visiting my parents on the barge, I thought I’d give you a bit of background about why they’re spending their retirement in this extraordinary way. It […]
When you’ve decided to emigrate for the foreseeable future…you’ve got your flight booked and your visa approved, the planning and the to-do lists begin in earnest. I currently have 4. […]
So, as I mentioned in an earlier post, in October I’m moving to New Zealand on a Working Holiday visa. So I thought I’d do a post about that because as […]
Hello! I haven’t spent a lot of time in Alderney in the past few years but I used to come here all the time when I was younger. As I went […]
From the age of 1 until about I was about 16, I visited my Grandparents in the Channel Islands every summer. They moved to Alderney in 1989 and bought a […]
Good evening, lovely followers! This probably won’t come as a shock to any of you but I’ve been thinking about this for a while and have decided to move to […]
Two years ago to the day, my entire life changed. At the time, I thought it was for the worse, but now I know that although it was awful…I mean […]
Hello! This is a bit of a mashup post as I didn’t have a chance to write about my few days in Bruges in October before the Japan madness kicked […]
I can’t believe a month has passed since Alex and I returned from our Japanese adventure! I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while but have been quite […]
When travelling and staying in hostels you accept that you probably won’t be seeing a bath on your journey, but after hours of trekking around a city, town or village […]
As we were only there for two weeks, we weren’t able to try everything that Japan had to offer (unfortunately!) but we did our best. We managed to have all […]
As a part of Alex’s trip, we decided to fly down to Queenstown for a few days. I absolutely love Queenstown, it’s a stunning town and with a kind of, […]