It felt like September took forever to arrive. I hated wishing away the good weather that summer brings, but the months leading up to Greece really dragged. Perhaps it was because I finally had a job again, or perhaps it was the fact that I’d waited what felt like my entire life for this journey. … More Greece Part I – Corfu
Nick asked me a couple of months ago what I wanted for my birthday. ‘Hmm,’ I mused. There really wasn’t any thing in particular that I wanted (which, to be honest, is a lovely feeling). What I wanted was an experience. A memory. Nick asked where I most wanted to go. The answer was easy, … More Dublin, Ireland
I think I have delayed in this last blog about New Zealand because it means that the trip is well and truly over. But, also because we covered a lot of ground in a couple of days 😉 Wellington We flew up to Wellington on a midday flight. It’s only about a half hour flight. … More New Zealand – Wellington, Nelson & Kaikoura
Queenstown Our first trip from Christchurch was to Queenstown. I’d only been once before a few years ago, and it is one of the places that New Zealand is most known for. In the summer, it’s one of the adventure capitals of the world (the guys who did Nick’s bungee jump in Interlaken live in … More New Zealand – Queenstown
After spending time getting over jet lag in Auckland, we headed down to Christchurch. This is where I’m from, and where all of my immediate family live. We used it as a base when we went on our other two trips (which will be in another blog entry) – my parents got laden with our … More New Zealand – Christchurch & surrounds
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
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