On the way back home to Wellington while on a recent roadtrip up north, we passed by the Hawke’s Bay region — known for it’s beaches, warm weather and many wineries. We were there for the wine, as it was already the last few days of autumn and the cold had already set in even…
Welcome to "Hobbiton" --- home to Bilbo and Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, hobbits of The Shire. (Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit)
"So… next time you’re in Auckland and wanting some chill time by the beach.. you now know where to go." 😉
"Maori folklore tells two stories relating to the color of these rocks. In one, Kupe - the famous Polynesian explorer - was gathering Paua ( large edible sea snails ) here when one clamped his hand. He bled and stained the rocks red. In the other story, the red is the blood of Kupe's daughters. Fearing for their father's safety on a long voyage, they gashed themselves in grief over his absence."
Spending Christmas last year in this paradise was the BEST idea ever ❤ Note: I would like to thank my friend Dorothy Sanchez for some of her photos that are posted here.😊❤️ The 10 minute walk from Medlands Beach to Bark Bay. 2. A good dose of greenery and sparkling blue waters along the way.…
Deer running down the hill for feed time — Staglands Wildlife Reserve It was the Queen’s birthday long weekend and we ( me, my boyfriend and our close friend and flatmate) were thinking up stuff to do as we had another friend who was visiting us from out of town. I had been to Staglands…
Happy 2016 to all! This post will be part of a series of posts that I will be doing about our lovely summer Christmas holiday in Nelson. I was initially a bit confused on how I was going to go about writing this… in the end I decided to just break it into the different…
