It seems like only yesterday that I snuck back to the UK to surprise everyone but it is now time to head back on my…
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Skipping Like a Boss!
Firstly let me preface this for all of my American / Canadian readers by stating that “Skipping” is what the rest of the world call…
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The sad part of travelling
In nearly all of my posts I try and focus on just the good things, the things that will get everyone at home slightly jealous…
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Off season beauty
After spending so long in Asia it is quite a shock to be somewhere where jeans are actually a sensible option. The only jeans I…
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Goodbye old friend.
I am sad to announce that last night, Thursday the 4th of June 2015 I said goodbye to my favourite hat. Well actually I wish…
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It seems that I have now reached a point where everywhere that I go I can seem to meet someone that I know. Lots of…
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Life is a balance
So it turns out that life is a balance made up of positive and negative with the goal being to try and keep on the…
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Back in Auckland
Last night I arrived back in Auckland to spend a couple of days here before flying out to Cambodia. To be honest there is nothing…
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(Very minor) Tragedy has struck!
Today is a day that I am saddened as I experience a first world problem that has left me upset and unsettled about the future of…
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Tricksy Hobbitses
What good would it be to travel across the world to the home of Middle Earth without visiting Hobbiton. The weather today doesn’t seem to be…
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Today we climb
Today I was awoken to the sound that no one on holiday wants to hear… Rain. On the other days that it has rained so…
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Rotorua – Home of the hot springs
Rotorua smells like eggy farts. Fact. It may be a beautiful an interesting place but it does smell none the less. There is actually a…
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The Duckling
I am on the move yet again, this time making my way up part of the North Island to get to the hot geysers and…
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Back to the North Island.
The ferry to the north island may have taken a few hours but as always the view from the ferry was amazing. It isn’t exactly…
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Return of Sea Breezy (CB)
As it happens my path has once again aligned with CB’s and we have been reunited to take another road trip together. CB and Audrey…
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Rolling in Nelson – BJJ Training
It has been nearly 4 weeks since the last time I was able to attend a BJJ session back in Auckland and it feels like…
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18,587 KM from home – Still meeting family
Before I left the UK my mum told me that her cousin Bob had moved out to New Zealand years ago and she had lost…
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Centre of New Zealand
I may have arrived in Nelson at just about the worse time of the year but I am not going to let that stop me…
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Nelson is a little damp
I have just arrived in Nelson and it seems that the weather has taken a turn for the worse. It is currently throwing it down…
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The decimation of Christchurch
I must admit that I came to Christchurch with a bias. Everyone that I had met so far told me to just not bother with…
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Penguins!!!
It seems I am moving on all the time at the moment but that is the way it has to be to start seeing some…
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I’m on my way home… Kinda!
Although the title of this post is completely factual it is maybe a little misleading so let me explain. At the moment I am in…
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It has come time for me to make a move and carry on with my journey around New Zealand. CB and Audrey have been amazing…
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Arrowtown day trip
Earlier in the week CB and Audrey were off work on the same day to we decided to take a little road trip to Arrow…
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Sticky forest – Wanaka
Over the last few days I have not been up to much which explains the lack in updates to the blog. I appologise to all…
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Music – The instant mood changer
At the start of today I wasn’t in as good a mood as I have been up until now. I don’t feel ill but by…
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Fourteen years
Fourteen years have now past yet it never gets any easier. The birthday wishes to one of by best friends serves as a reminder of…
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I Climbed a Mountain!
Since CB and Audrey had booked a few days off work for me coming to visit we decided to do as much as possible while…
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Milford Sound = Beautiful!
After coming down from the hill side and the fabulous view of Queenstown it was only a few minutes before I got a call from…
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Another beautiful Queenstown day!
When I arrived in QT yesterday it was already getting late in the afternoon and things were starting to wind down. The sun was making…
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