Man flu and Monuments | A trip from Skopje to Ancona

After driving south through Serbia, we noticed the landscape changed immediately as we entered Macedonia. The land was more arid, there were more hills and small mosques were scattered throughout. We arrived in Skopje, just before nightfall and had foolishly not double checked all the details of our accommodation. Two hungry people does not make … Continue reading →

Gaining perspective in Bosnia & Herzogovina

Recently we have visited BiH in two separate parts, the first visit took us to Mostar and the surrounding area with our friends Matthew and Charlotte, the second to the capital Sarajevo and through the north.  We had very different experiences in both of these places. We picked up Matthew and Charlotte from Split airport … Continue reading →

A week in the UK and Ireland – An education in Family history (and hospitality)

To the UK we went! Justin and I had a week and a half planned to spend between London, Dublin and Belfast – looking back now, it definitely was not enough time. We had a whirlwind weekend in London, meeting up with friends and whanau and trying to spend as few pounds as possible.  We … Continue reading →

A kiwi reunion in Istanbul – four days spent with friends!

After the dramatic sights of Gallipoli, Justin and I boarded the bus for our final Turkish bus adventure to Istanbul.  We were met by my lovely friend from Uni and New Zealand, Bridget.  Bridge and her boyf Nick, along with their flatmates were kind enough to host us for the last four nights of our … Continue reading →

Gallipoli. Our experience.

There are many things I could talk about in this post, but I’d like to keep it brief.  I think it is pretty hard to truly capture the essence of such a significant place in New Zealand history in words and how it feels to be standing on the ground on which so many young … Continue reading →