Tag Archive | Family
March 5, 2012  

Sky high in Auckland

If you live in (or have at some point visited) New Zealand then you’ll definitely know it.

If you are in another part of the world (and don’t have a Lonely Planet guide to NZ that you scour every night) then you might not even have heard of it.

I thought I’d blog today about what I consider to be an extremely well-known New Zealand tourist destination: Sky Tower.

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February 16, 2012  

and a belated Happy New Year … kiwi style

We were several days into our East Cape road trip when we reached Tokomaru Bay on 31st December 2011.

Travelling with two children, two dogs and my parents (in their own camper) we weren’t particularly looking for a parteeeeee spot for New Years Eve. Read More…

February 3, 2012  

Simple pleasures in Whakatane

Whakatane in the Eastern Bay of Plenty nestles underneath high bush-clad cliffs beside the sparkling South Pacific Ocean and has one of the most scenic settings any town could wish for.

It also confuses a few overseas visitors with the pronunciation of its name – locally the ‘Wh’ is pronounced as an ‘F’.

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January 26, 2012  

Doing it in public

New Zealanders may or may not know that their free public barbecues are a source of wonder to many travellers.
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January 25, 2012  

I was struck with Howick…..

… and saw the most lovely prospect.

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January 21, 2012  

Meet the parents

Those that have read my previous posts may have spotted a mention of my parents.. and their campervan.

They will no doubt be mentioned again in the future so I thought I should formally introduce them to you.

Meet Barbara and Les…. Read More…

January 17, 2012  

Getting historical in an Auckland Regional Park

After our stay in Thames we drove over the tremendously new Kopu bridge (with NO queuing in traffic) and set off around the East Coast Road to the other side of the Firth of Thames.

We drove up to Tapapakanga Regional Park, just south of Orere Point, where we found two wonderfully located
seaview/beachfront campsites …. for tents. Read More…

January 16, 2012  

A trip to Thames

With a cargo of just three people and two dogs, the bus set off on Friday 13th January for a few days away before Sam had to return to work after his Christmas/New Year break.

We decided not to go too far and  Read More…

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