MISSING: A Lion, a Witch and a Wardrobe.

Moeraki Boulders:
So, as it turns out, the people/aliens/midgets (delete as appropriate belief) who ‘built’ Stonge Henge have been at work in New Zealand….except this time with boulders!  On a beach in Moeraki some years ago, someone or something, randomly placed a series of large black boulders.  They have become infamous as no one knows, much [...]

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Milford Ast-Sounding!

Do you know the difference between a Sound and Fiord?  I do….now…and Milford Sound should actually be called Milford Fiord.  But I won’t bore youw ith details, I’ll just talk about how simply breathtakingly heartstoppingly gorgeous it was to behold.  Yes, I realise all it really is is mountains and water…we’ve seen a lot of [...]

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Speed!

Shotover Jet:
Minus Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock and the subequent love story, we starred in our very own Speed movie in Queenstown.  Instead of a bus however, we had a jet boat.  Instead of explosives strapped to us, we had our driver, Shane. 
The Shotover Jet, as it was called, was a must do in Queenstown.  The [...]

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Ice Ice Baby!

I could climb Everest.  It’s a simple statement representing a magnitude of an idea, but I feel that I could.  I mean, I’ve climbed the Franz Josef glacier (ok, half of it), how much different can Everest be? 
 Obviously I’m joking…maybe….but I do count hiking fr 5 hours up the glacier as one of my greatest [...]

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New Month, New Experiences, New Love, New Zealand!

New Zealand didn’t start well.  I’ll be honest.  I lost my phone.  Somewhere in Christchurch there is a taxi driver whose back seat ate my phone.  True story.  Nevertheless, New Zealand has made it up to me this past week.  I’m officially head over heels in love.  Let’s start from the very beginning shall we?
Christchurch:
Being our [...]

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The Countdown Begins

The worse thing about falling in love whilst traveling is having to leave.  The relationship begins with an expiry date already in place, a countdown if you will, marking the impending end of something magical.  No matter how much you try to fight it, the countdown continues to tick and there is nothing you can [...]

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A Complete Guide To Jammy Dodgers

Jammy Dodger: 

shortbread biscuit with jam filled centre.

person(s) with a supreme amount of luck.

A jammy dodger is many things.  They are the people who win first prize in a raffle and that prize is a car.  They are the people whose bags always come first off a place.  They are the people who lose $5 [...]

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Coffs Harbour

Be warned: another short, possibly rubbish, blog to follow. 
After Byron, Amy and I headed with baited breath to Coffs harbour to visit with my neighbours from Sexy Surby – Irene and Leigh.  We had heard the weather was great and we felt that perhaps our luck was changing.  Our hopes were dashed when we [...]

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Surf’s up!

“Are you ready?” asked Steve, staring straight ahead.
Nervously, clinging to our boards a little tighter, Colin and I nodded.   Breathing deeply, the three of us approached the edge of the shore that was being beaten into submission by the 8ft waves.  Suddenly, body-boarding at 7pm at night on Byron Bay’s famous beach didn’t seem [...]

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