One of the unique, wonderful things about New Zealand is the hugely diverse yet small landscape. You’ve got mountains, volcanoes (and supervolcanoes), alpine forests, sub-tropical beaches, glaciers and lakes –all contained in just 268,021 km²! As it sits on the boundary of two tectonic plates there’s also a tonne of geothermal activity, not to mention regular…
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Where’ve you been, bitch? Where’ve you bloody been?
Well, it’s been a while hasn’t it? After 2020 totally stole my blogging mojo I was looking forward to 2021 being the year I got my groove back. Well, the universe said a giant LOL to that. Which, given that I’m writing this in November, I can assume you figured. Whereve Have You Been Bitch…
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Creating personalised jars with Cricut
It’s been a really long time since I did a craft project. Since leaving the UK I haven’t really stocked up on crafty materials so when Cricut got in touch to see if I wanted to try their Cricut Joy cutting machine, I jumped at the chance. I love the smaller size of this model.…
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Sustainability swaps I made in 2020
I’ve been trying to live more sustainably for a few years now but 2020 was the year I made one of my biggest changes… I broke up with fast fashion GASP! It was my New Year’s resolution and I’m really delighted that I’ve managed to stick with it. Here are the other sustainability swaps I…
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Putangirua Pinnacles – AKA The Dimholt Road
Stunning natural beauty, tonnes of adrenaline sports, incredible wineries. New Zealand is known for many things, and pretty high up on that list for a lot of people is Lord of the Rings. As most of us know, the film series was shot here. And with Director Peter Jackson living just a few suburbs away…
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Wairakei Terraces & Hot Pools
For Labour Weekend I jumped in the car and took myself for a solo trip to Lake Taupo. It was so nice to be solo travelling again! I knew I wanted the weekend to be relaxing, so Lake Taupo with it’s many hot pools and geothermal wonders was the ideal destination. In fact, that’s how…
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Wonderful Welly: Van Gogh Alive
On an overcast but surprisingly mild and dry night the other week I set out to the harbourside to check out a new installation that promised to be unlike any art exhibition I’d seen–Digital Nights Wellington – Van Gogh Alive. It’s billed as “An outdoor debut of the world’s most visited multi-sensory experience celebrating the…
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An update from the life after lockdown
Well, it’s certainly been a while since I updated this particular corner of the internet. If you need a reason all I’ll say is…2020. Like everyone, I went into lockdown thinking I’d achieve so much with all the new ‘free time’. I’d meal prep and make healthy choices, I’d bake, I’d craft, I’d blog constantly…
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Review: Grin Natural Grin On The Go travel kit
*Update 11/20: I love it when through this blog I discover and get to work with brands that I end up loving. That’s certainly been the case with Grin Natural. Since writing this review it’s been the only brand of toothbrush I buy. I’ve even got my boyfriend hooked. I was really touched when recently…
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Wellington on Lockdown
I’m typing this on day 26 of lockdown here in New Zealand. Today we got news that next week the country will move from Level 4 to Level 3, which means that a few more essential businesses can open up and deliveries from certain shops, cafes and restaurants can resume. However, we’ll still have to…