Kiwis and Fairy Bread

The answer of course, should be “Yes!” We are telling everyone to go to New Zealand. It was a year ago, in the depths of a cold February, that Mike and I started planning the trip that is still often on our minds. So what better escape on this cold and wet winter day than to share our tips with you? #1: Do your research: Lots of it! Read books, websites and travel blogs (like you are doing now!). Talk to anyone you know or meet who has been to New Zealand. Watch videos on YouTube. We recommend Daneger and… Read more

We have been home for just over a month. Back to a routine of work, volunteering, chores, errands and, more positively, catching up with dear friends. I have had little time to journal. The blogs we posted each day of our trip took between one and two hours to write and about the same amount of time to develop and choose the photographs. That was quite a lot after full days of activity. It was something we both enjoyed very much. In fact, one of the things I have missed most about being back home is that collaborative blogging process.… Read more