One thing you can definitely avoid at the weekends in NZ is sitting on your sweet butt and twiddling your digits. Options within 1-2 hours of Christchurch are ENDLESS and it will take many years before we are close to seeing everything on our list! Here are a few of ours favs... Experience Akaroa, a... Continue Reading →
Christchurch & Surrounds: Top Picks (Part 1!)
Since moving to Christchurch 5 months ago, I have been inundated with friends and family exclaiming 'I want to go toooooo!!'. To honour this excitement, I have prepared a list of some the things we lurve to do in and near Christchurch. In Part 2, I will cover our favourite places within a 2h drive so stay... Continue Reading →
Gotta Love the Kiwis
Four months into our big leap down under and we are very gradually starting to ease into Autumn (my favourite season! YAY!). Everytime Autumn hits, regardless of where I am, I feel like its more spectacular than I have ever seen before. The air has an edge in a way that is so fresh, you... Continue Reading →
Christchurch: First impressions
If you have never heard a Kiwi speaking, I feel it only justified to give you a small taste of how it sounds. Think of it like a 'tweaked' version of the Aussie accent - it is surprisingly charming! So, an Aussie would say: 'gday mate, kan I get sum chips with that burga?', whereas... Continue Reading →