A Little Decoration
We love our house. But. Our house has no cupboards, except the kitchen. So, there’s no cupboards for linen; no cupboards for electrical cables; no cupbaords for sports gear… No…
Building Furniture
We’re still setting up house. Because we’ve been buying furniture from Argos, its all flat packed.We still don’t have a car so transport is a bit fun… Its nice to…
Cambridge Update
Hi everyone, So, a general update. Not everything that goes on gets blogged, mostly because not everything has a photo taken of it. Shocking thought, I know. But it’s a…
Our Mates in Kiwiland
The third and final post from our NZ trip is about our friends. We have a varied and great group of friends, even though we don’t see them that often…
Kitesurfing in NZ
One of the key things Rob was looking forward to about going to NZ was kitesurfing with his brother. The winds in Melbourne are great for kitesurfing, but its always…
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…
Making Pancakes!
As a farewell for Stewart and Amanda, Rob made pancakes and bananas for breakfast. Yum! He decided to be fancy and do banana flambe. Bring on the flame! But first,…
Pubs – Thai food, Irish times and a Repeat
More pubs seen from the list! On Fridays at work, the guys all go to the pub for lunch. It’s a nice idea and gets you away from the office…
Visitors from Australia!
We had our first visitors last weekend gone. A couple of Rob’s friends from Melbourne, who were now living in London and settling too, came up for their first look…
Pubs – A Few of Our Locals
There are really a lot of pubs in Cambridge. Particularly near our place. Every other street has a pub. Of course, people catchup and socialize in pubs how kiwis and…
Everyday Wanderings
We’ve been talking a lot about the house and looking around here than we have about work. Mostly, that’s coz we don’t take photos at work. That’s a tad weird…
Setting Up House
Our little street is a nice one. A no exit one, which makes it quiet. Just big long rows of terraced houses, all probably exactly the same size as ours.…
Pubs – Riverside, Pig Pens and Garden Pubs
In keeping with our new plan to visit every pub in Cambridge, here’s our first three! Fort St George Our first pub we went to was a riverside one, Fort…
There are 92 pubs in Cambridge…
… and over the next few years, Rob and I hope to visit all of them. Sometimes it’ll just be to pop in for a quiet pint. Others will be…
Garden Dinner
It’s summer over here and the days are quite long with sunset at 8pm or so. Seems like a good excuse to make use of our newly tidied garden. We…
Carbonara in the Kitchen
After we bought that table and chairs, the other thing we got straight into was buying plates and cutlery, pots and pans. This series of shots basically shows you our…
Our New Whare
It took us a while to find. The market is very competitive here. Just renting, not buying. But for now, it’s ours. And we’re so thrilled… However, my first half…
Rob Off to Work (At Last!)
A week ago, Rob finally got to start work at Bosch. After 9 weeks since his last day at Davey in Melbourne, it was like sending a bird out of…
Staying in Cambridge
For the first month we were in Cambridge, we stayed at 3 different accomodation places. Firsly, was the self-service apartment in town. We loved this for its location, but thought…
Cycling in Cambridge
Absolutely everyone owns a bike in Cambridge. The city is very flat, so it’s easy to cycle. There are bikes, and bike stands, everywhere. Especially outside pubs. Because of this,…