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It was Easter weekend and I had no plans: four days off and nothing to do. I was thinking about spending a weekend road tripping alone until my friend Charlotte who lives in Queenstown got in touch and suggested a…
Read moreI recently read a post by an Instagrammer that really stayed with me (scroll to the bottom to read the post). Let’s call said, Instagrammer… Sally. Sally posted a long comment next to a very beautiful photo of her about…
Read moreThere is nothing that gives me more delight than when someone who has read this blog gets in touch. I love it! Recently the lovely Helen, who first started reading this blog when she was in Chile and planning a…
Read moreOver the Wellington Anniversary weekend, Lucas and I hiked some of the Abel Tasman track and it was sublime. White sandy beaches, turquoise sea and wonderful sunshine; we could well have been in the Caribbean! It was so stunning so…
Read moreWhen we heard that Donald Glover aka. Childish Gambino was holding his mysterious annual “festival-event” Pharos in New Zealand this year (and New Zealand only), we knew we had to get tickets. The show which happened between 23-24 November 2018…
Read moreLiving in New Zealand when your entire family lives in the UK inevitably means taking long-haul flights more often than your average. In fact, living in New Zealand full stop means taking long-haul flights often because it takes at least…
Read moreI recently came back from a spectacular two-week trip travelling in Malaysian Borneo with my mum and I can truly say it was one of the best times of my life. Borneo is a fascinating and underrated place and our…
Read moreMy boyfriend and best friend are so lovely: They planned a surprise weekend away for me for my birthday. Lucas had drip-fed me a little information and I knew I was going away but right up until the morning my…
Read moreI am back from an amazing weekend in my favourite place, Tora. (see previous post on a weekend spent in Tora) Lucas and I have made a connections out there with the beautiful people who run the Tora Coastal Walk,…
Read moreIts kind of terrible that I am only just posing this blog post as the trip I took was last November but I have been meaning to do it for long long so am feeling happy to be getting it…
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Hi! I’m Josie, I am from the UK but living in Wellington, New Zealand.
This blog is to share stories of the city, travel, nature, living abroad advice and all things that come with the reality of living local somewhere else.
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