Sometimes I haven’t heard the best reviews for this holiday destination but I absolutely loved visiting Rotorua for a weekend. Having been invited for work on a Friday, I decided to tag on a holiday. Flying solo and with no…
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 moreIt occurred to me recently that I am always asking people for their Air BnB reviews, yet I hardly ever make recommendations on here for others. Born from this is the start of my new lil series reviewing the great…
Read moreI have really wanted to do the Lake Waikaremoana Track since I moved to New Zealand. So many people have recommended it, so two friends and I decided to book it in and get tramping over the February public holiday….
Read moreIn June 2019 I submitted my application for the Australian Partnership Visa and in February 2021 I received notification of approval! Its been a process and I am here to share the ins and outs in the hope of providing…
Read moreI am getting more and more useless at posting on here but being at the end of a lovely New Zealand summer I am inspired to share a little something about my summer road trip up in Northland with Lucas….
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 moreThought I should start sharing some local travel ideas and cool places to holiday in NZ, being the pandemic and all. Although it is nearly a year since I visited, Hahei is one of the most underrated and beautiful places…
Read moreI have been reluctant to post this blog, despite having written it a while back. This comes from being aware of the privileged position I am in and not wanting to appear to be completely blind to that. However, I…
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…
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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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