places we’ve been
Things you might not know about me No.277 :: I will totally plan a weekend away around a place I’ve found to stay in, a restaurant, or an interesting walk. And, our whole Dunedin weekend was planned because (a) we haven’t been away recently, (b) I love adventures and get seriously twitchy when I haven’t […]
Interesting things I now know about Dunedin’s railway station The NZ government sold it to Dunedin city council for $1 in 1994 On the floor in the main foyer of the building are 57 panels made up of mosaic tiles with the nine central panels showing a small English steam engine, NZR logos and other […]
Vogel Street Kitchen was a spectacular find. Housed in the warehouse district, this place was our breakfast place for two days running. The breakfast supplies we’d bought to enjoy over a lie in ended up coming home with us. It has a vintage-industrial feel that we both love, has great food and a great vibe. […]
ANZAC day this year, Nic, Nod, Jordan and I took a ferry to Tiritiri Matangi (which means”looking to the wind” or “wind tossing about”). some of New Zealand’s most endangered birds in the wild including takahē, kōkako, saddleback/tīeke and hihi/stitchbird can all be seen and heard on this island, making it truly amazing to visit. […]
+++ these are the things i want to remember: how the early morning ferry off the island, with our traditional travelling made-first-in-the-uk-breakfast of croissants crammed with crispy bacon, avocado, lettuce, cheese and pickle set the day off right + how much i love the drive from auckland to the kauaeranga valley in coromandel + how […]
+++ an early morning ferry ride and a drive to whatipu on auckland’s west coast. walking the omanawanui and kura tracks. +++ i’ve been thinking recently about how the word ‘adventurer’ was part of my identity when we lived in the uk. and how this part of my identity resulted in invitations to write articles […]
