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  • Oamaru’s Victorian Heritage Celerabtion Weekend, New Zealand

    Oh Oamaru! Where do we begin with this precious little town?! We were fortunate enough to arrive (completely by chance!) during their Victorian Heritage Weekend celebrating Queen Victorias 200th Birthday! Everybody was dressed up to the nines in their Victorian fashion, most of which was hand made! We enjoyed going to all the arty shops,… Read more

  • Drinking in Dunedin, a Scottish-like town in the South Island of New Zealand

    Dunedin welcomed us with open arms. With a free campsite right by the town centre, albeit a carpark, it had portaloos and a sink with drinking water. If we chose to leave Gladys there for the day it only cost $5, bargain! We stayed in Dunedin for 3 nights (the maximum amount of nights you… Read more

  • The Awesome Pancake Rocks and Limestone Arches in New Zealand’s North Island

    The limestone arches in the Oparara Valley are an unbelievable site of Mother Nature’s. They are just a bit further up from Karamea, down an hours track through the bush. They are 200 metres long, and 37 metres high. The ‘sandwich’ has an underlying layer of Granite and an overlaying layer of mudstone, formed around… Read more

  • The Little town of Karamea, Built in 1900’s by England Settlers

     In the 1900’s settlers were brought in from England to set up in Karamea. They arrived with nothing but their own luggage and clothes on their backs. They had to set up their own food supply and built their own houses. Now, Karamea is a pretty little town, with a very friendly atmosphere. We enjoyed… Read more

  • Our Wine Tour in Marlborough with Bubbly Wine Tour!

    As we are in Marlborough, the largest wine region in New Zealand, with 27,000 Hectares, we thought it best that we do a wine tour! Well, what an indulgement! We enjoyed going to 6 different vineyards all transported by our lovely host Kathy, who did a great job of keeping up the conversations and making… Read more