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Greymouth to Glaciers

Dave had a meeting in the morning so we thought we would check out the Monteith Brewery Tour. Everyday at 10.30am it said on the website, but evidently not this day. Frustrated as we had been dumped...

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Rain, Glaciers and more rain

We woke up to rain in Franz Josef but we headed to the glaciers anyway. We found out the walk was an hour, 45mins and since it wasn’t too heavy rain we decided to make the walk. Little did we know!...

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Fergburger, Queenstown

Holy mother of burgers. A bunch of people recommended Fergburger in Queenstown to me (thanks Carso) and it was all over the #Queenstown tag in Instagram so we thought we would give it a try. Thank God...

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Vudu Cafe, Queenstown

Vudu Cafe in Queenstown in number one on TripAdvisor, with good reason. We stumbled across the cafe on a stroll around the waterfront and I recognised it from TripAdvisor so we decided to check it out...

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Queenstown Impressions

My first impressions of Queenstown was that it was kind of like Whistler but with better burgers. Is a very touristy town obviously built to take advantage of the wonderful playground that nature has...

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A night in Dunedin

We made our way to Macraes Flat which is just outside of Dunedin and the home of a huge gold mine. Ru’s Hubby, Dave had a meeting there so we hung out at the local pub. Hello $4 ciders! The man looked...

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Lake Tekapo

Well if I were to give you advice it would be this: visit Lake Tekapo. Don’t stay there. The drive from Dunedin to the lake was of course, stunning. Picturesque landscapes flying by the window. We...

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A long weekend in Melbourne

I’m currently (totally wrote this last night) on the plane back to NZ after a long weekend in Melbourne. I almost missed the flight (there’s something new for me lol) however i did consider missing it...

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Miss Chu, South Yarra, Melbourne

If I lived in Melbourne I would hands down be a regular here! We were starving so ordered a bunch of plates to share as well as our own main. We had coconut juice which was perfect as we were still a...

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Mini Auckland break

The whole reason I initially booked flights back to NZ was to attend the Justin Timberlake concert with my brothers. I was lucky enough to extend my trip and fly home to the rest of my family as well...

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Hamilton Island – booked!

I couldn’t decide what to do for Australia Day this year but after a quick chat to my cousin, Melissa who lives on Hamilton Island, my mind was made up. I’ve been to Hamilton Island every year for the...

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Hamilton Island, Day One

This is my 6th trip back to the Whitsundays – I adore Hamilton Island! This area of the world is just breathtaking – flying in is gorgeous. My two tour guides, Liz & Shara met me at the airport...

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USA & Mexico 2015

Yeap – finally booked my next trip! This has got to be the longest I have gone in years without a trip overseas (NZ & Oz don’t count as overseas) so I am super excited to have my next two week...

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Noosa Madness

Last time the four of us (Ka Lei, Kieran, Jacinta & I) got together was in Whistler for my last weekend in BC and it was madness. Last weekend in Noosa was no different.  Let me recount the...

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A quick jaunt over the ditch 

I managed to find flights back home for the long weekend for only $305 return – I’d have been crazy not to go home!  I love going back to NZ and even though I was only back a month before this trip, I...

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NYC, Day 4

Since we had a late night, we slept in again – our body clocks are absolutely whack! I got up first and went for lunch wth John at the Brooklyn Diner in Times Square then met Lauren for some shopping...

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NYC, Day 5

Our last day in New York. Cue the sad violins.  Up and Adam, laundry on and walking around the city. Funny thing is, nothing opens until 9… What!!  Met John for the last time (cue sad violins again)...

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Las Vegas, Day 2

A big night out deserves a big sleep in, so that’s just what we did.  We then found the tacos place where we had lunch from the day before and had Mexican eggs… They were pretty average to be honest....

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Las Vegas, Day 3

Massive day.  We checked out and I went to the Premium Outlets. I was hoping to find a handbag but no luck. I did however, get a few gifts and some new jean shorts to accomodate my ever growing booty....

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Playa Del Carmen, Day 2

With our tour booked for Tulum with Easy Tours we were up early & ready to roll.  What a f#%k around. It took about 2 hours to get to Tulum which should be a 30min trip. We were dropping and...

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