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Southward, ho!

Posted on July 29, 2017 by juliamenn

I was catching the 8am ferry from Wellington to Picton via the Cooke Straight, so I drove into the outskirts of Wellington around 6.30am. There are two companies that make the crossing, InterIslander and BlueBridge. I opted for BlueBridge as … Continue reading →

Posted in new zealand, Uncategorized | Tagged blenheim, camp, cooke strait, explore, ferry, garden, marlborough, nelson, new zealand, picton, pinot noir, queen charlotte, solo female travel, sound, south island, track, wine | Leave a comment

Let’s Talk Rugby

Posted on July 8, 2017 by juliamenn

I have never been into sports. I never understood the appeal, and anytime I tried to watch American sports (football, soccer, baseball, basketball), I was bored to tears. I found them, on the whole, to be unnecessarily dragged out and … Continue reading →

Posted in new zealand, Uncategorized | Tagged all blacks, auckland, british and irish lions, football, game, haka, maori, new zealand, ruck, rugby, scrum, sports, test, tour, wellington | 2 Comments

North Island Road Trip – Part 2

Posted on June 18, 2017 by juliamenn

After leaving the redwood forests and thermal springs of Rotorua behind, I headed East. New Zealand is a wonderful country for many reasons, not least of which is the long roads and beautiful scenery. I love to drive, and NZ … Continue reading →

Posted in new zealand, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged art deco, fur seal, gisborne, hawkes bay, lake, lord of the rings, martinborough, napier, new zealand, north island, wairarapa, wine, wine tasting | Leave a comment

North Island Road Trip – Part 1

Posted on June 5, 2017 by juliamenn

Living and working on Waiheke for the summer was great, but by the time March rolled around I was itching to get out and explore this beautiful country. I bid adieu and hit the road, with a tag-along companion in … Continue reading →

Posted in new zealand, Uncategorized | Tagged blue pools, cathedral cove, coromandel peninsula, Friends, hot water beach, mini golf, night market, redwood forest, Roadtrip, rotorua, spring, swans, zorb, zorbing | 1 Comment

Once in a Lifetime

Posted on May 28, 2017 by juliamenn

When I traveled to Asia for four months back in 2015, my mother kept saying it was a “once in a lifetime opportunity.” My combative nature and I were like, “Why does it have to be once in a lifetime? … Continue reading →

Posted in new zealand, SEA, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, cellar door, Island, job, new zealand, obsidian, oysters, sailing, summer, sunset, waiheke, waiheke island, wine, wine tasting, work | 5 Comments

Let’s Talk About Food

Posted on May 21, 2017 by juliamenn

While things have been going smoothly since landing in Wellington, the past few days I’ve been constantly reminded that I am, in fact, not a Kiwi born and bred. This all came about due to my desire for pumpkin chocolate … Continue reading →

Posted in Kitchen, Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged baking, chocolate, chocolate chips, cookies, expat, Food, grocery, learning, new zealand, pumpkin, Travel | 3 Comments

My Kiwi Kristmas

Posted on March 6, 2017 by juliamenn

I’ve had many wonderful and unique experiences since moving to New Zealand, but one that was an absolutely novel delight was experiencing a SUMMER Christmas!

Posted in new zealand, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged bbq, beach, carols, christmas, cricket, decorations, kiwi, new zealand, orphans, Travel | 1 Comment

Lessons of a Twentysomething Millennial

Posted on October 21, 2016 by juliamenn

I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard some variation on “People grow so much between 18 and 25.” You can know something without really knowing it. For example, I knew moving to NYC would be hard. I had no … Continue reading →

Posted in Musings, Uncategorized | Tagged adulthood, begin, cats, choice, dale carnegie, fail, flip rocks, growing, learning, lessons, meg jay, start, try, twyla tharp | 1 Comment

So Long, Farewell, Aufedersein, Goodbye

Posted on September 3, 2016 by juliamenn

The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. It was a massive undertaking leaving behind my life in NYC – my world for the last 7 years. Packing up an entire apartment and putting on a solo concert … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, Adventure, awesome life, badass, how, hurdles, jen sincero, life, moving, New York, new zealand, outside looking in, packing, painless, rib fest, Roadtrip, solo concert, wisconsin | 6 Comments

Wait for It…

Posted on July 13, 2016 by juliamenn

I’ve decided something. Finally. After months of pondering, weeks of calculating, and countless seconds agonizing, I’ve finally decided something big. But let’s take it back to the beginning, shall we?

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Adventure, badass, Change, dangerous, gain, give up, jen sincero, later, Moving on, New York, new zealand, nyc, QotN, risk, soul, stardust, working holiday visa | 8 Comments