My name is Emma, I'm from a small town in New Zealand and have now found myself living in the USA.
The next morning, we checked out of our hotel and headed for the Coromandel Peninsula. I had actually never been, but had always wanted to go. I’d heard so many amazing things- the sandy beaches, beautiful uninhabited islands, and the climate. What I hadn’t been told about was the amount of beautiful, almost rainforest trees … More New Zealand – Coromandel
Our trip back to New Zealand took over 6 months of planning. One dull day in Germany I got a little homesick and ended up booking flights to NZ. I found an amazing deal through Malaysia Airlines (umm… about that later) out of Paris and jumped on it. It was going to be €800 cheaper … More New Zealand – The journey downunder & Auckland
Wow, it’s been so long since this trip, and I feel terrible for not blogging about it sooner, but as is the theme with this blog, there’s always been another trip on my mind that we have been preparing for. Berlin wasn’t planned until about 2 weeks before New Years. It wasn’t until then that … More Germany, Berlin – Bringing in the New Year!
The Christmas market day trip started with a post that my friend, Melannie, posted on her Facebook page – “Any of my friends in Germany want to join in on this trip to famous Christmas markets on the 22nd of Dec?” Umm, yes. Of course! Keila (who I went to Paris with) also was in, … More Germany – Nürnberg & Rothenburg ob der Tauber Christmas markets
Nick’s workmate, Jeremiah and his girlfriend Anna were planning a trip to Brussels in Belgium for Anna’s birthday in December. We decided to tag along too – why not, we said! Apologies in advance for the dark photos – the iPhone didn’t like Belgium! The drive took about 3 hours to get there. Or should … More Belgium – Brussels overnighter
Paris was one of those places that I’ve just always dreamed about. The Eiffel Tower, the Parisian streets, the food, the culture, the buildings – just the plain sophistication of it all. It has always been a must-do of mine, and all of the negative reviews were not going to get in my way. I’d … More France – Paris Day Trip with Keila
Venezia (Venice) Train journey and hotel It was time for us to head to Firenze Station to head to Venice Mestre. I did a lot of research before determining where we would stay the last night of our honeymoon. My heart said Venice (the island), but my mind said Mestre, simply due to budget and … More Italy, Venice
A couple of weeks have passed since my part I blog post about our Italy belated honeymoon/first anniversary. It’s Thanksgiving, I’m caught up on housework, and I think it’s time to discuss part II! Firenze (Florence), Italy Day One On Wednesday morning we made our way on foot to Roma Termini station. We got there … More Italy – Florence
It’s been over a month since we returned from our first anniversary/honeymoon trip. I’m ashamed that it has taken me so long to update the blog, but life has a way of throwing curve balls. I’m happy to say I am now employed. It’s nothing to write home about, but it’s enough hours a week … More Italy – Rome
Yet again, I’m very behind with this blog. It’s a good thing that I have the memory of an elephant; otherwise some important moments could be lost and forgotten forever. Heidelberg We had some downtime one afternoon, so we decided to go for a day trip to Heidelberg. It’s about an hour and a half … More Germany – Heidelberg day trip, Kiwis come to town, Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt
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