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Just incase you thought you dreamt it all, it was all real

Dear Hunter, Jet and Marlow, One day in your far off adult life, you’ll recall this Easter Weekend in hazy...

Leaping, spinning, swinging, flying at Coromandel Zipline Tours

Leaping, spinning, swinging, flying at Coromandel Zipline Tours

If I had to use just one word to describe Coromandel Zip Line Tours I’d use abandon.  The dictionary says...

Waitete Bay

Waitete Bay to Colville - conquering my mountain 

It’s not the getting lost that I struggle with. No matter how busy I am I always seem to squeeze...

Waitete Bay

After 7 years we’re finally going to tell you about Waitete Bay

We’ve been coming to Waitete Bay for 7 years now and I still haven’t penned a blog post about it....

How to plan the perfect Coromandel escape with teenagers

How to plan the perfect Coromandel escape with teenagers

It’s tough to figure out what your teenagers will like at the best of times. So to say I was...

Rangitoto Island

The lazy girls guide to conquering Rangitoto Island…

The green rugged symmetrical landscape of Rangitoto is such an iconic feature of the Auckland skyline that you’d be forgiven...

Miranda Hot Pools

Swimming with my husbands ex girlfriends at Miranda Hot Pools

I have a great story to tell about Miranda Hot Pools. We went to Miranda Hot Pools on our way...

Waterlily Gardens

When we went wandering through Waterlily Gardens

I never want to go home. It’s not that I don’t love my home, I do. I just always want...

Kiki tells us about talking to horses, riding and living your dreams

Kiki tells us about talking to horses, riding and living your dreams

My name is Kiki. I’m 11 years old and I talk to horses. I’ll talk to any horse I’m alone...

Ohiwa

Five things I learnt from spending a week in Ohiwa

Nestled in-between Ohope and Opotiki, the Ohiwa Beach Holiday Park is a literally a stones throw from the beach and...

Te Kouma Harbour Cottages

Escaping to Te Kouma Harbour Cottages

I’ve passed the entrance to Te Kouma Harbour Cottages many times but never imagined the amazingly rustic little spot that...

Ngatea Water Gardens

Why you have to go to Ngatea Water Gardens

I must have driven past the sign for the Ngatea Water Gardens at least 50 times before I finally went...

Karangahake Gorge, Windows Track

Walking the Windows Track at the Karangahake Gorge

James and I were child free this weekend so after going out for an amazing lunch at The Falls Retreat...

The Falls, Coromandel

An afternoon at The Falls Retreat

Before we even arrived there I knew I was going to love The Falls Retreat. To start with there’s the...

Sealegs

Exploring Coromandel by boat

We spend a lot of time in the Coromandel and I thought I knew it pretty well but every time...

Hot Water Beach Holiday Park

Hot Water Beach Top 10 Holiday Park

We love a good camp ground and Hot Water Beach Top 10 Holiday Park definitely ticks all the boxes. Tucked...

Road Trip Tips

6 tips to have your best road trip with the kids yet

We travel a lot by road. And we travel a lot with the kids. Over the years we reckon we’ve...

Seabird Coast

Taking a stroll on the Seabird Coast

We are frequent visitors to the Coromandel and the Hauraki Plains. Up until a couple of years ago the plains...

When to go to Hot Water Beach

When to go to Hot Water Beach

Crashing waves so huge the beach is often closed, contrasted with a hot pool you dug yourself. The almost other...

The lost spring cocktails

Sipping Pina Coladas at The Lost Spring

Hot mineral pools from a lost spring in Whitianga that took 17 years to find, crystal caves, hidden paths and...

Butterfly

Dickson Park - butterflies, rivers to swim in and good old fashioned camping

Dickson Park in Thames has always had a special place in my heart – as a child we used to...

Kiwi Summer Road Trip

Summer on the road

I knew we drove a lot this summer – what I didn’t realise is that we drove for 27 hours,...

Port Charles fence of shoes

Off the beaten track to Port Charles

Port Charles is a superb option for lovers of the untravelled road with stunningly rugged countryside and even a fancy...

Thames river

The best places to explore in Thames

Thames has always held a special place in my heart. When I was a child we used to camp at...

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