Anyone who knows me knows I love to talk. I don’t really know why but I can guess that its a trait I inherited from…
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Alternative Transport
Last week my flight back down to Dunedin from Hamilton ended up having an aborted landing due to some extreme weather in Dunedin. I wasn’t…
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Moving On…
Eventually a time comes to start making some changes and move on to new things. For me that time has finally arrived and I shall…
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The Weather
As a British traveller abroad, it is obviously well overdue for me to talk about the weather. It is common knowledge that we spend 78%…
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Even More Snowboarding
Upon first glance it would seem that many of my latest posts have been about snowboarding and not much else. After a further look though…
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2018: A year in review
When looking at the information now, it turns out that I have not written anything on my blog for over a year. A lot has…
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Hockey and Helicopters
When travelling all over the world one of the times you tend to really miss friends and family are the special occasions like birthdays and…
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Day 8: New Years Eve (Morning)
It was morning in the camping shed in Motueka and I woke up from a great sleep in an actual bed. Things are looking up.…
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Another one bites the dust
It has gotten around to that time again when another of the Dunedin backpackers makes their move and heads off into the sunset. The time…
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(Craig) Allans beach
Whenever people ask me what I like about Dunedin it always comes back to the fact that there is still so much so see an…
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Day 7: Sand Dunes
An air bed. Who would have thought that such a simple thing could bring so much pleasure to a grown man. Waking up in a…
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Day 6: Aladdins Carpet
I awoke in my tent to the sound of a groan. It was the noise of an old man attempting to rise after a rough…
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Day 5: An unexpected awakening
Waking up in a tent on the hard ground made me realise that I am not as manly as I had first thought. It is…
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Just your Average Sunday Hike
I am aware that writing about a current even when I still haven’t written about 4 months ago may seem a bit odd but it…
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Day 4: Quad Adventure
I awoke from my slumber on the 4th day of our trip to the sound of Merle sneaking her way out of the room at…
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Day 2: Xmas in the Sun (Part 1)
Waking up on Christmas morning away from home for the first time in my life didn’t actually feel as awkward as you might have thought.…
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Day 1: Christmas Eve
Yes, I am aware that this is a month late. No, I dont care because whoever wants to read it will read it anyway. Enjoy…
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End of an era! Chapter 2 begins
When you start with a title like that you really do have to go big or go home. If not then it would just seem…
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Beach Boxing
As winter starts drawing in and the days become shorter everyone’s first thoughts are to stay home, get warm by the fire and have a…
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Enjoying the little things
The thing about routine is that it is difficult to build a healthy, positive one that you want to have but exceedingly easy to fall…
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What a difference a day makes…
In New Zealand the weather can change drastically day to day, nowhere more so than in Dunedin. Yesterday the weather was pretty dull but I…
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Daniel and the Chocolate factory
Recently there has been a lack of updates to my blog and that has been for a good reason. The reason being that I haven’t…
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New friends and fire alarms
I may have only been in Dunedin a couple of days but already I have met some really nice people in the hostel I am…
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On the Move
I love Wanaka, I really do. Even when you seem to sink into a little routine and seemingly day to day normality you walk around a…
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On the hunt
I have been in New Zealand for over a week and a half now and I am on the hunt for a job! Travelling around…
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