New Zealand – Happy 88th Birthday Ten!
While we were back in NZ, it was also my grandmother’s 88th birthday. We went up to Snell’s beach to enjoy a bit of sunshine and celebrate with the family.…
New Zealand – Happy 70th Birthday Dad!
In October, we got to go back to NZ for a wonderful 2 weeks, namely for Dad’s 70th Birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! We had 2 parties for Dad’s birthday. One…
Germany: A Wonderful Wedding and Awesome Oktoberfest
Apologies for the long break in our travel blogging. Last we posted, we were in Maulbronn visiting an Abbey. But our main reason for this European adventure was to go…
Malaga – Family and Wonderful Food
Granada was the main part of this trip to Spain, but we spent an afternoon in Malaga to visit my Dad’s first cousin, Kevin. Kevin is our only relation on…
Christmas Markets in Munich
Rob officially has his permanent residency visa (woohoo!) so we’re here for a couple more years at least. But getting this visa meant we could also start our non-domestic travels…
Scotland – Visiting Port Glasgow, My Grandmother’s Birthplace
My grandmother on my Dad’s side was called Williamina Moore Lynch Harte and she was born on the 7th December 1917 in a town called Port Glasgow. She’s since passed away, but…
Scotland – Tulloch Castle, where Davidsons Run Free
On our Scottish adventure we decided to see a bit of Davidson family history. So we headed north er, just past Inverness, to a town called Dingwall. Here, situated at…
New Zealand – Was Wonderful to See You
We were in NZ for a month, all up. It was brilliant seeing all our friends and family. What was not brilliant was some of the worst Christmas/New Years weather…
New Zealand – Auckland Zoo with the Cousins
When we got back to Auckland, we had a few days to spend time with our families. One of our days was spent at Auckland Zoo, which has developed quite…
New Zealand – Heading Up North
After a few days in Auckland catching up with the parents again, we decided to head north for a couple of nights. First, we went to the beautiful Rawhiti, where…
New Zealand – Xmas and Snells Beach
All done with Canada, we leapt on another plane (the All Blacks safety video on the AirNZ flight was classic) to get home for Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve at…
Munich – Residenz and Schloss Nymphemburg
Our last day in Munich was a scorcher. Thankfully, half of it was spent indoors at the stunningly reconstructed Residenz – the Munich Residence. It was the political and cultural…
Munich – The Bavarian Capital
Rob has 2 cousins this side of the world. One is the beautiful Caroline in London, who we’ve caught up with a few times since we moved to the UK.…
Visiting an Imperial War Museum
While Dad and Mum (aka Barry and Helen) were visiting Cambridge we went and saw the Imperial War Museum in Duxford. The place is a massive complex – it used…
Mum and Dad Visit ( Barry & Helen )
So a few weeks ago mum and dad came to visit and they brought us some prezzies from back home. They came with some of their friends, David and Honor,…
When the Cousins Came to Town
A few weeks ago, Rob and I got a big treat. We had *2* sets of cousins come visit us in a weekend. We were stoked! My cousins Ngarino and…
Christmas in London
Because we actually know people in London (and not too many in Cambridge), it seemed like the better idea to head down to London for the Christmas holidays. And we…
New Zealand – Whanau Photos from Back in June
I’ve been slack. You see, I missed some posts. Important posts too. After we left Melbourne, and before we flew to London, we were in New Zealand. For 3 whole…
London – Caroline’s Place
So, after a wonderful week out at Wendy’s and Abbey’s place, we went to crash at Caroline’s for a few nights. She had a beautiful whare with Gareth a couple…
A weekend in NZ
So, I went back to NZ for a brief 3 1/2 days. It was a great 3 1/2 days though. Got to catch up some friends, and went out every…