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Driving Creek Railway

The thing I loved about Driving Creek Railway the most was the sense of discovery – that around every corner...

Driving Creek Cafe

Nestled in the native bush next to Driving Creek Railway, the Driving Creek Cafe is a rare find. The veranda...

Creating new Christmas Traditions

This Christmas we decided to create a new family tradition by visiting the Albany Xmas Pines Farm to choose our...

Getting lost in Auckland in a limo?!?

Way back in March we were lucky enough to get 5 tickets for the Maroon 5 concert in Auckland in...

Exploring North Head

Tonight we ventured up to North Head with the kids. We finished dinner early and had 2 hours till bed...

When we were young in Stillwater

I am in love with Adele’s new song – When we were young – why? It reminds me of when...

Guy C Goss shipwreck

This was one of the first adventures that James and I went on as a couple and there really isn’t...

3 reasons why you have to stop in Colville

We love Colville. It’s a classic little New Zealand town with a whole heap to offer and none of the...

Get lost in the Hamilton Gardens

Free & utterly amazing – what’s not to love about the Hamilton Gardens! You can easily spend a day walking...

Old Concrete Works in Warkworth

You would be forgiven for not knowing that they were there but 5 minutes out of Warkworth you will find...

Sometimes you have to get lost to find your way

So as you know, getting lost is kind of a big deal for our family. It all began at the...

Getting lost in the most beautiful place on earth

The South Island of New Zealand is beautiful. It’s so stunning that photo’s really can’t do it justice (but I...

Caddyshack Mini Golf

Caddyshack, a quirky miniature village in Queenstown is fun for the whole family and won’t break the bank. It was...

Arrowtown

Just out of Queenstown is Arrowtown. I have seen Arrowtown in the Autumn and Spring now and it is just...

Queenstown

Following the “road rage on the luge incident” with the youngest two of our three girls I set off to...

Queenstown gondola and luge

The Queenstown gondola and luge were a short walk from our holiday park Creeksyde and were high on the kids...

Creeksyde

I know I paint a glossed over picture of life on the road and our lovely kids but sometimes they...

Cardrona

Often I feel like the only Aucklander who can’t ski – certainly when I am around those advertising folk at...

At last its Haast

Leaving Frans Joseph glacier just after 7 we decided that we really should book ahead in Haast as we would...

Frans Joseph Glacier

Seeing Frans Joseph Glacier has always been something on our bucket list. After leaving Greymouth we were determined to get...

Shantytown in Greymouth

After 3 hours of driving (which equates to 5 hours with children) we were ready for a stop in Greymouth...

Reefton, a great place to stop

First stop on our West Coast adventure was Reefton. Up until then I knew nothing about Reefton but now I...

Make a U turn when possible

Day 3 is about where we decided to through the plans out the window and get lost…. Laying in bed...

Well priced, great family fun at Hamner Springs

About an hour and a half from Christchurch Hamner Springs is an easy drive from Christchurch. We drove in tandem...

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