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It is so fantastic running into old friends!!!MmMmmMMMM!! Tweaked an old recipe favorite - added jackfruit where chicken used to be and it is 💯 PRIME!! The Greek Pasta pairs nicely w this Sauv Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand and a lovely spring day ⛅️ 10/10 would recommend 😄These cookies are the freaking TOP!! Swoon. 🤤 vegan, gluten free, and absolutely brilliant. @partakefoods good on ya! 🍪Hahaha this snow is INSIDE the window, even tho there is a storm window. Just goes to show how much snow can sneak through gaps in the frame!!Something is peeping under the tree...Delicious, delicious nachosArchives
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Category Archives: new zealand
The Pinnacles
One of the last things I did before leaving Wellington was take a day trip with some friends to The Pinnacles – a natural land formation that is quite unique and impressive. Oh yeah, it was also a LotR film … Continue reading
Posted in new zealand, Travel, Uncategorized, wine
Tagged Adventure, cape palliser, dimholt road, gin, hike, lord of the rings, lotr, lunch, martinborough, new zealand, palliser estate, putangirua pinnacles, return of the king, road trip, the pinnacles, vineyard, wellington, wine, wine tasting
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Oamaru, Mouraki, and Dunedin
Oamaru was a gem of a find – a historic gold-mining and quarrying town renowned for its well-preserved heritage buildings. The Victorian precinct is particularly note-worthy for its Victorian and Industrial Steam themed buildings. In other words, kids, this is … Continue reading
Posted in new zealand, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Dunedin, explore, gold-mining, Industrial, Little Blue Penguins, Mouraki, Mouraki Boulders, new zealand, Oamaru, rocks, solo female travel, Steam, Steampunk, time and tide, Travel, Victorian
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Edoras and the Pelennor Fields
Ok, this is going to be a full on geeky fangirl post. I’ve already shared quite a bit about visiting Lord of the Rings film sites, and there was NO WAY I was going to miss two of the biggest, … Continue reading
Posted in new zealand, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged battle, canterbury, david wenham, death, edoras, eowyn, golden hall, horse lords, lord of the rings, lotr, mount sunday, new zealand, pelennor fields, peter jackson, props, ringwraith, rohan, rohirrim, sword, tour, twizel, twizel tours
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Queenstown Letdown and Discovering Mount Cook
From Wanaka, I made my way down to Queenstown, Tourist Central and Home of Adventure Sports such as skiing, boating, sky-diving, and a really big swing. Before I got there, I took a brief detour to Arrowtown, a small village … Continue reading
Posted in new zealand, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure sports, amisfield, aoraki, arrowtown, arwen, avalanche, burger, chenin blanc, fergburger, film location, glacier, lord of the rings, lotr, mount cook, mountain, new zealand, queenstown, river, sky diving, south island, tourist, trek, wine, wine tasting
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Wet on the West Coast
What’s the first thing that springs to mind when I say West Coast? Ok, probably California. But, unlike that warm, sunny, American expanse, the West Coast in New Zealand is generally referring to the section on the South Island along … Continue reading
Posted in new zealand, Uncategorized
Tagged aoraki, fish and chips, fox glacier, franz josef, glacier, haast, hiking, hokitika, lake mathieson, mt cook, mt tasman, new zealand, rain, rainbow, south island, the craypot, walk, weather, West Coast, wet
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Let Me Count the Ways
As I’ve mentioned, unfortunately my work visa for New Zealand didn’t pan out, and the past month and a half has been an utter whirlwind as I tried to sort out my path forward. I was waking up every morning … Continue reading
Posted in new zealand, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged air asia, airport, auckland, Change, china, currency, flights, fly, hong kong, insurance, life, lifestyle, moving, new zealand, nz, passport, plan, question, sell, solo female travel, transferwise, Travel, visa, wellington, work
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Christchurch and Arthur’s Pass
The day after seal watching was dedicated to soaking at Hanmer Springs – a hot springs facility outside of Christchurch. I got an $11 ticket from a deals website (either grabone or bookme, I think) and spent the entire, rainy … Continue reading
Posted in new zealand, Uncategorized
Tagged 185 white chairs, akaroa, arthurs pass, butterflies, cardboard cathedral, castle hill, cathedral, christchurch, earthquake, hanmer springs, hot springs, limestone, loss, lyttelton, memorial, monarch, Mountains, road trip, rock climbing, rocks, Sheep, simpsons, springfield, tragedy, wine
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South Island Road Trip: Part 1
There was a lot of driving done on South Island, and I’d say half of it was because, “Well, I have time, so I’m going to take this several hour long side trek to see whatever’s there.” I zig-zagged back … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, cape foulwind, colony, drive, iphone, lake, lake rotoiti, lake rotoroa, new zealand, pictures, road trip, sand flies, seal, south island, st arnaud, sunset, walk, West Coast, wildlife
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Farewell Spit
No, it’s not the name of some strange leaving ritual (though now that you mention it…) – it’s the stretch of land right at the tippy top of the South Island. Weather was inclement, but I wasn’t going to let … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, beach, cove, depression, elements, farewell spit, life, living, nature, new zealand, pilot whale, sand, seal, skeleton, south island, struggle, whale, wharariki beach
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