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Our Date Nite

Spicing up Date Night

It’s a part of blended family life that, unlike a lot of families, James and I have 2 nights to...

Wenderholm

How to get lost

So as some of you know we’ve created a game – the Getting Lost Game. Purposefully offline, the aim of...

The Getting Lost Game Scruffies

Creating the Getting Lost Game

We’re in the very fortunate position that we have 25,000 people in NZ that we can chat with about travel...

Our romantic weekend away in Christchurch

Our romantic weekend away in Christchurch

It always amazes me just how much you can see of a place in just a weekend and Christchurch has...

Sunrise at New Brighton Pier

Watching the sunrise over New Brighton Pier

I hate to miss a moment when I’m in a new place so even though we had a sumptuous bed...

The dubious origins of the Methven trout

The dubious origins of the Methven trout

I love James stories. I wish I could convince him to write more of them on here but he’s more...

Lake Coleridge

Wild and Rugged Lake Coleridge

While exploring Rakaia Gorge we saw a sign for Lake Coleridge and decided it looked interesting so set our GPS...

Rakaia Gorge

Frozen beaches and braided rivers at Rakaia Gorge

The Rakaia Gorge is located about an hour out of Christchurch and it is absolutely worth venturing out of the...

Rebuilding history at the Arts Centre

Rebuilding history at the Arts Centre

The Christchurch Arts Centre has always been one of my favourite spots for hanging out in Christchurch. A myriad of...

Avon River, Hagley Park

My favourite Christchurch escape - Hagley Park

I adore Hagley Park. I have so many amazing memories of it over the years. My youngest daughter taking her...

4 reasons why we love Hotel Montreal

4 reasons why we love Hotel Montreal

For us when we are looking for a place to stay when it’s just the two of us we look...

Paradise Valley

Rainy days in Paradise Valley Springs

It’s not hard to see why they named the Paradise Valley road leading to it, and Paradise Valley Springs as...

Our favourite free things to do with the kids in Rotorua

Our favourite free things to do with the kids in Rotorua

Rotorua has so many spectacular things to do – from luges to zorbs to geothermal parks to lions and everything...

Skyline Rotorua

The Parents guide to Rotorua

Having been to Rotorua many times as a kid I knew Rotorua relatively well, but it is only this year...

Why you should stay at Wiley Court

Why you should stay at Wiley Court

This trip to Rotorua with the kids we stayed at Wiley Court for the first time. Spacious rooms, an amazing...

Spending a day at Skyline in Rotorua

Spending a day at Skyline in Rotorua

The luge has to be our kids favourite thing to do in Rotorua (hey, I think it’s on most peoples...

How to be a part timer and be proud of it…

How to be a part timer and be proud of it…

Somehow for women being a part timer has become a bad thing. It should be great – we’ve been able...

Lake Tarawera, Rotorua

The grown ups guide to Rotorua

Up until last weekend my trips to Rotorua had all been either as a child or with my own children....

Treetop Redwood Walk Rotorua Thuebridge lights

Walking in the treetops in Rotorua

We had so many people tell us we had to check out the Treetop Walk at the Redwood Forest at...

Walking in Paradise at Hamurana Springs 

Walking in Paradise at Hamurana Springs 

When Nicola suggested Hamurana Springs to us over on the Getting Lost page we were instantly intrigued. We did a...

Blue Lake Rotorua

Finding the worlds clearest lake

A grown up trip to Rotorua wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the many lakes in the district (awesome...

Retro luxury at the Millenium Hotel

Retro luxury at the Millenium Hotel

I thought long and hard about how to describe the Millennium Hotel. In fact while we were there James 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...

Never underestimate the influence of art

Never underestimate the influence of art

We’re going to take the long way around with this story but the guts of it is art is a...

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