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For the Wellington Anniversary weekend a couple of weeks back, Lucas and I headed for Tora to get out of the city and get remote. It was an amazing weekend and so beautiful, helped by the spectacular weather we had,…
Read moreAre you getting geared up for a long weekend for Wellington Anniversary this coming weekend? Yes! A whole 3 days to do get away and enjoy the amazing summer! Im really looking forward to it and have a trip planned…
Read moreThis year I had a Christmas in Australia. Feeling too uninspired to take the mammoth journey home to Yorkshire, I spent the festive period with Lucas (boyfriend) and his family just outside of Melbourne. It was so so fun and…
Read moreAfter another stint working in Christchurch recently (if you are staying in Christchurch itself check my post on Eco Villa) where I spent almost all of 3 days in the office, I was feeling really desperate to get out and explore…
Read moreI was recently lucky enough to be invited on an amazing boutique Wellington cocktail tour with Odyssey Food Tours as some of you may have seen on my Instagram stories. (@lostinsilverfern) Now, cocktails I can never say no to but I was…
Read morePacking is one of those hugely annoying and frustrating things about travelling/moving somewhere/life in general! If you are anything like me, you will dread the moments where you have to strategically choose the right things to take with you somewhere…
Read moreRest, Inspire, Grow – Eco Villa As someone who takes pride in supporting eco and sustainable businesses, I am really over giant chain hotels who claim to be eco friendly merely due to the fact that they encourage guests not…
Read moreWe set of for the Labour weekend with intentions of a 3 night hike adventure in the Tararuas. Our plan was, to hike to Herepai Hut on the Friday night after work, the next day, tramping over the ridge to…
Read moreI recently posted about how to have a week in Fiji for only $500 and a lil section of this, came down to having no baggage fees. This got me to thinking I should share my tips for how to…
Read moreTarananki is great – After heading there twice I feel the need to highly recommend going to visit. The region is around 3/4 hours drive from Wellington, or from Auckland and provides a little undiscovered section of the well traveled North Island…
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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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