October 13, 2016
Tucked away between the streets of Wellington resides the clean, comfortable, sleek interior of Wellington Chocolate Factory. Please call me Charlie because I want to call this place my new home and frolic through the factory with a bar of salted brittle caramel in both hands, with chocolate dribbling down my chin and a wild look in my […]
October 11, 2016
Carrie and I have not seen each other in over a year. Our best-friendship began nine years ago just before the first day of high school. We have remained linked throughout four sometimes tough, sometimes funny, sometimes life-changing years of high school, through four years at university where we had a long distance relationship, and […]
October 6, 2016
It’s scary at first For the first week, I was terribly scared to sleep in my car. I can admit that openly. I would find a place on the side of the road or in a parking lot. I would lock all of my doors while attempting to cover my windows so that strangers could […]
October 4, 2016
About Napier Population: 57,000+ (in the city) Location: Hawkes Bay, east coast of New Zealand’s North Island In 1931, New Zealand’s city of Napier received the opportunity to recreate itself. It was struck by a traumatic earthquake that lasted more than three minutes. Walking through the city feels like taking a step back in […]
September 15, 2016
Rotorua, New Zealand is home to remarkable sulphur deposits and geothermal activity. Spiraling towers of steam constantly flow out of the ground, giving the area a unique atmosphere. Believing he was looking upon the fiery gates of hell, George Bernard Shaw named the 50 acres of bubbling heat “Hellsgate.” Hell’s Gate features the Southern Hemisphere’s […]
August 25, 2016
Living in New Zealand, I’m happier with myself than I have ever been before. I embrace things that make me feel good and bring me inner peace. Each day I try to express gratitude and exude positivity everywhere I go. This type of temperament and lifestyle is simple to live out with a great morning […]
August 4, 2016
Call me ignorant, but I thought that the only place in the world I could find redwood trees is California, USA. You may be able to imagine my confusion when I drove through the woods on my way back from sleeping next to Lake I-Don’t-Know-What and saw a sign that read: REDWOODS TURN LEFT. What? […]
July 21, 2016
The northernmost region of New Zealand’s North Island feels like a private oasis. Near the equator, Northland’s climate falls under subtropical. Never far from the coast, you can find endless empty beaches with magazine-worthy views. Though it’s not without its tourist attractions, even in the summer time, the volume of tourists does not begin to […]
June 28, 2016
Before… I will be upfront right now. I absolutely raced through the first week of my road trip out of excitement to get to Matamata. A trip to the famed Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie set has been on my to-do list ever since I decided to move to New Zealand. Not wanting to miss […]
June 23, 2016
While living on Waiheke Island, I wanted to take a weekend trip to the Coromandel Peninsula for months. Until my May road trip I had only previously made it to Thames, the entry town, to hike the Pinnacles for a weekend. When the time to visit finally arrived, I zipped around the Coromandel in just […]
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