Tag: Beach
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Wellington to Taupo in search of volcanos
This week, we travel to the North Island and experience Wellington and Paraparmu. Join us as we’re looking for volcanos in Tongariro and spa’s in Taupo.
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Abel Tasman National Park
Abel Tasman National Park was one of the first places on our ‘must see’ list when we booked this trip. After a year of planning, would it live up to the expectations? Especially as we’ve started noticing the leaves are beginning to change colour with the first signs of Autumn in the air. Reaching the…
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Out into the West : Wanaka to Arthur’s Pass
Wanaka was the first place we really noticed it. Another cute little town on the lake shore surrounded by mountains. Not as dramatic or vibrant as Queenstown and without isolated beauty of Glenorchy. Have we become numb to all this beauty? It is still incredible here of course. The thing is, travelling through and living…
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Heading south from Oamaru to Dunedin
Today finds us at a beach front park up, just south of Dunedin. We’ve discovered these things called ‘Freedom Camping’ spots. They’re places that self contained vans are allowed to stay for a day or two free of charge. Coming from the regulated and often vanlife un-friendly UK, it seems amazing to us that New…
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High on emotions
Starting a trip back always elicits mixed emotions. Planning brings with it that ‘itchy feet feeling’ to get on the road. The journey is never from A to B. There’ll be surprises on the way that bring a whirlwind of emotion which, of course, is part of the reason we travel.
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The tale of the broken tail (by Merlin, aged 8)
Hi, I’m a little grey schnauzer called Merlin and this is my tale.
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A Druid, a Tor and an invisible comet
On a damp but brightening January day, we are leaving Exeter on our way to Glastonbury.
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A cold snap for our Christmas Tour
So it seems that in December, Winter has properly gotten started in the UK and we’ve had quite a busy couple of weeks on the run up to Christmas.
