Tag: Travelling
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Throwback: Yachting in Croatia
Helo divni ljudi One of my all time favourite family holidays was when we hired a yacht with some family friends and sailed around the coast of Croatia. Sadly, none of us were pro sailors so we also hired a local skipper for the week. This was fantastic as he knew all the best places…
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Top 5 Things to do in New Zealand
Hello Wonderful People! New Zealand is a pretty amazing place. There is SO much to do here, it really is impossible to say what you should and shouldn’t see. I was only there for a month and managed to pack in a lot of stuff, but there’s still so much more I could have done!…
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Lake Tekapo
Hello Wonderful People! Our last stop in New Zealand, before dropping the van off in Christchurch and making our way back to Auckland (to take our long flight back to the UK, boo), was Lake Tekapo. We were lucky enough to visit on a beautiful day, but even in bad weather I can’t imagine the lake…
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Queenstown: The Party Capital of New Zealand
Hello Wonderful People! Queenstown, from all the rumours I’d heard, was supposed to be the best place in New Zealand. Not only is it the adrenaline capital of the Southern Hemisphere, it’s also supposed to be the best night out in New Zealand. As I’d heard so many great things about Queenstown, my expectations were…
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5 Types of People You’ll Find in Every Dorm Room
Hello Wonderful People! The hostel is a wonderful invention; cheap accommodation where fellow travellers can easily meet each other, share their backpacking tales and go for a few bevvies. However, if you’ve stayed in a hostel for longer than one night, you will start to recognise that every dorm room has its characters. Here are…
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Skiing in Wanaka
Hello Wonderful People! After a stunning drive through Arthurs Pass and down the coast we stayed for a few nights in Wanaka. This little town nestled by a lake is surrounded by dramatic mountain scenery. The town has a great vibe and I felt like I was in a ski resort in the French…
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Throwback: Stateside School Trip
Hello Wonderful People! When I was in my first year of sixth form I was lucky enough to go on a history trip to the good old U S of A. We were there for just under a week and visited New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC. I’d already been to New York with my…
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The Devestations of Christchurch
Hello Wonderful People! Our second stop in the South Island was Christchurch. We stayed in our campervan on the drive of our friend’s uncle’s house, so we had the use of hot showers, a nice toilet and kitchen. I obviously knew that Christchurch was hit by an earthquake in 2011 and I’d met several Kiwis…
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Kaikoura
Hello Wonderful People! After crossing from Wellington to the South Island, our first stop was Kaikoura. We arrived in the dark and camped for the night in an abandoned car park on the outskirts of town, so we really had no idea of what the place was like. Stepping out of the campervan…
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South East Asia: Getting Around
Hello Wonderful People! Before I went to South East Asia it didn’t actually enter my head that we would have to get from place to place via some sort of transport. I take a very laid back approach to life and just assumed everything would fall into place when I got there. To be…
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