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As the home of Peter Jackson and Weta Workshop, Wellington is a film lover’s dream destination. As well as playing host to two annual film festivals; The New Zealand International Film Festival and Doc Edge Documentary Film Festival, the city…
Read morePlot twist! I bought a house in Wellington. This may be a surprise as my previous post: Buying a House in Wellington, Why it’s Not for Me is one of the most-read posts on this blog. I wrote this in…
Read moreI have been itching to write this post since I had a beautiful facial at Puravida Beauty back in May. But soon after I took off on a 2 month trip to Europe and gave myself this time to be…
Read moreI am fresh out of a stint of over 2 weeks isolation as both Lucas and I have just gone through our Covid-19 infections. Although somewhat expected, the illness wasn’t very nice and I wouldn’t recommend it. However, we did…
Read moreThere is nothing better than a Friday night cocktail or two whether it is with the gals, on a date or having a pre-party bev. Luckily Wellington has lots of amazing cocktail bars that will offer a huge array of…
Read moreWellington is the craft beer capital of New Zealand, and maybe of the world…so, there is no shortage of great places to drink beer in Welly. They are all pretty great so it is really really hard to pick a…
Read moreI love a good glass of wine and being in New Zealand means there is no shortage of beautiful wine to be enjoyed from local vineyards. However, perhaps surprisingly, Wellington seems to have grown more of an affinity with beer…
Read moreI won’t claim to be super qualified to write this post, however, fresh from Burger Wellington, I thought it would be a good time to talk about where you can get a great burger all year round. Often I order…
Read moreIt’s been over four years since I moved to Wellington and, despite always meaning to go, I had never visited Weta Workshop until now. The Covid-19 tourism restrictions on New Zealand that have been in place since March have got…
Read moreA friend recently told me I should write this post as she was looking for a good BYO (Bring your own alcohol) place to eat for her birthday. I thought it was a great way to kick off my Top…
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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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