Hopewell is located in the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. The property itself is beautiful and filled with trees, plants and flowers. Mike and Lynley put a lot of effort into keeping it beautiful and it shows. What a treat to have stayed here, if only for a brief time. I’ll definetly visit again! 🙂 Here’s aContinueContinue reading “Close-up”
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Beached az, bro
A typical Down Under beach scene if you ask me. 🙂 There’s a tower to keep an eye the people. And while you can’t see it on this photo, there were also the red and yellow flags to mark the area where it was safe to swim. It was quite calm in Mt. Maunganui thatContinueContinue reading “Beached az, bro”
Evening stroll
On my trip to Canada in 2012, I stayed in Downtown Vancouver. One day I went on a whale watching tour that left from Granite Island. The stop for the water taxi was quite close to my hostel, so it was an easy walk down there. After a full day on the water seeing orcas,ContinueContinue reading “Evening stroll”
The Bucket List
A bucket list is a list of things someone wants to do before they die a.k.a. before they ‘kick the bucket’. Life can pass by so quickly and before we know it, we’re old and full of regrets. It’s so easy to get swallowed by the treadmill of life where you work, eat, sleep, pay bills andContinueContinue reading “The Bucket List”
Petrified forest
One of the main reasons to visit Curio Bay in the Catlins, New Zealand is the petrified forest. It’s pretty amazing when you realise there used to be a huge forest and you can still see the petrified remains, wood structure and all, when you walk around. This is also the area where Yellow-eyed penguins comeContinueContinue reading “Petrified forest”
Dunes
Growing up in the coastal area of the Netherlands has enstilled a great appreciation for the dune area in me. I just love it! I hadn’t been to this area in years, but a few years ago I went there again and it was strangely, wonderfully familiar! The dunes are also amazing for horse riding! I used to rideContinueContinue reading “Dunes”
Yellow-eyed penguin
On an organised trip to the Otago Peninsula, near Dunedin, we went to look at Yellow-eyed penguins coming to shore early in the evening. Yellow-eyed penguins (Maori name ‘Hoiho’) are a rare and endangered species of penguins native to New Zealand. I think they are absolutely amazing and unlike any other penguins I’d seen before.ContinueContinue reading “Yellow-eyed penguin”
I’m going on an adventure!
‘I’m going on an adventure’ is seriously the first thing that comes to mind when I know I’ll be travelling again. I love travelling and I love planning for my travels. I pretty much never go on an ‘organised three week holiday’, simply because travelling for me means venturing off into the unknown and discoveringContinueContinue reading “I’m going on an adventure!”
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