Why Britomart Is An Amazing Playground For Kids
Up until recently I’ve always seen Britomart as a very grown up place. Now while I’m not advocating that the kids come and join in on a Friday night, Britomart...
Getting Lost - the blog
Getting Lost started out as a travel blog in 2015. James and I had just rekindled our relationship and we were adventuring like never before with our then 6, 7 and 8 year old daughters. I started documenting it all on a blog called Getting Lost. A few of you followed us and you asked us how we found all these places. So we made a game with directions to get you off the beaten track. On the blog are hundreds of our adventures around Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Fiji over the last 10 years and of course, how it all began.
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- Abel Tasman
- Auckland
- Bay of Plenty
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- Central Otago
- Christchurch
- Coromandel Peninsula
- Cromwell
- Dunedin
- Glenorchy
- Gold Coast
- Hamilton
- Hanmer Springs
- Hawera
- Hawkes Bay
- Invercargill
- Kapiti Coast
- Katikati
- Marlborough Sounds
- Matauri Bay
- Melbourne
- Milford Sound
- Mornington Peninsula
- Napier
- Nelson
- New Plymouth
- New South Wales
- Northland
- Palmerston North
- Queenstown
- Raglan
- Random Musings On Life
- Rotorua
- Ruapehu
- Singapore
- Southland
- Sydney
- Taranaki
- Taupo
- Tauranga
- Te Anau
- Tirau
- Waitomo
- Wellington
- West Coast - South Island
Spicing up Date Night
It’s a part of blended family life that, unlike a lot of families, James and I have 2 nights to ourselves with no children each fortnight. We really try to...
Hunting Dinosaurs at Butterfly Creek
It’s the ultimate stress test for any children’s location – a one year old and three year old boy! So with my girls away with their Dad for the weekend,...
The Haven, The Dale and a few places in between
When you think of the North Shore you probably automatically think of the well known Takapuna or Devonport. And while we love these ones too we want to tell you...
Eden Garden - the hidden garden in the middle of the city
It must have been a weekend for exploring hidden spots. We’d explored Secret Cove the day before and then on Sunday I set off to explore Eden Garden. Both of...
Finding Secret Coves in Devonport
What if we were to tell you that we found a spot in Auckland where you could be pretty much guaranteed to be the only ones sharing a picnic on...