Some of you may have been wondering what happened to NZ Week 2, well life happened I suppose, I got sent to Coventry, we got very busy and the precious memories I had set about diarising got neglected, but thankfully before they start to fade too far into the distance I have found a spare […]
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NZ Week 1
19Mar0912-13 Feb 2009 – LHR to AKL via SNG
Twenty four hours spent in transit is rarely worth retelling, but in this case some novelty is offered by our first experience on board the new super jumbo A380 operated by our chosen carrier Singapore Airlines on the first leg of our journey. Hugely improved comfort […]
The big NZ trip - Intro
08Mar09So we’re back in UK land, and we’re working on sorting through the photos to share with you all, but in the mean time here’s a quick taster of what’s to come, which we started working on during the flight home!
In five hours time we’ll be touching back down in London after three weeks visiting […]
Going back in time…
11Feb09Tomorrow we leave for New Zealand and there is no other place we could visit that has quite the same significance for me. My family left Lower Hutt situated in the south of North Island in 1993. I made my one and only other return in 1999 while studying at university. Without […]
Aoteoroa is the name that the Maoris use and is becoming more commonly used amongst with non-Maori as well. And so, finally we are off to NZ to spend time with the Murrays and explore the islands. Its been a trip that we have been longing to make for a long time, but […]
