Europe | England

โ˜… Week One Itinerary: Auckland, New Zealand Auckland โœˆ Singapore โœˆ London We made it! After… 25 hours flying. 4 hours busing. 11 hours waiting. We finally made it to Portsmouth, UK; the first place on our Europa travel. Portsmouth, England London ๐ŸšŒ Portsmouth Portsmouth, England | July 27th – August 1st. From Auckland toContinue reading “Europe | England”

Here we come!

It’s almost Europe time. ๐Ÿ™‚ Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I’m excited. Hang on a second, I should probably preface this. For those of you not aware, in a matter of days myself and N.D will be travelling to Europe for the next four months. Common questions you might be pondering… WHO? Assuming you already know who I amContinue reading “Here we come!”

Be like a pineapple

“One life. No do overs. 365 days in a year. Who knows how many years. Be who you are. Love who you love. Go where you feel most alive”. Anne Sexton To say this month has been a lot is an understatement. There have been accidents near and afar. Remembrances of those I love andContinue reading “Be like a pineapple”

June Yarns

Maybe Not(Maybe, #1.5) Colleen Hoover โ€œI don’t want you to change, Bridgette. I’m not in love with who you could be or who you used to be or who the world says you should be. I’m in love with you. Right now. Just like this.โ€ย  Funny thingโ€ฆ I read this book with no context that;Continue reading “June Yarns”

Felines, Friends and Frolicking

“When you’re feelin’ sad and low  We will take you where you gotta go  Smilin’, dancin’, everything is free  All you need is positivity” Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life Well well well… who’s still reading the blog now. ๐Ÿ™‚ Truth be told I didn’t think I had a lot to say now thatContinue reading “Felines, Friends and Frolicking”

April Yarns

Before I start divulging all the books I finished in April I wanted to quickly explain the title… “April Yarns”. You may be wondering why ‘yarns’, why not reads, books, novels even chronicles would have suited a book review post more so why yarns? Well I consume books in a manner of ways; either flippingContinue reading “April Yarns”

Te Waipounamu

Before embarking on my next adventure it’s probably best I wrap up this one. ๐Ÿ™‚ ย  If you missed my previous post recently I have been perusing through my Te Araroa footage and reminiscing on the trot that was. All the muesli bars consumed, mud holes slipped into and mountains summited. While I have thoroughlyContinue reading “Te Waipounamu”

Te Ika A Maui

You didn’t think the thru-hike posts were over did you??? ๐Ÿ˜› Amongst planning other adventures I have been perusing through all my Te Araroa footage and reminiscing on the trot that was. Then I thought maybe you’d want to too? And by you I mean my mum; thanks mum for all your post comments ๐Ÿ˜‰Continue reading “Te Ika A Maui”

Post Te Araroa

“Happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way” Taylor Swift – 22 And we’re back. ๐Ÿ™‚ After trotting to Bluff and completing Te Araroa one might wonder what do you do now? Well I don’t know.  What I do know however is that I have really enjoyed writing this blog, collating my experiences/thoughts/pictures intoContinue reading “Post Te Araroa”

Bluff

“When it feels scary to jump, that’s exactly when you do otherwise you end up staying in the same place your whole life” Abel Morales Day 111 Day 111 – Invercargill to Bluff ; 39 km Total hiked: 3012 km We completed the South Island. ๐Ÿ™‚ After leaving Invercargill we trotted in a westerly headwindContinue reading “Bluff”