Wild and Rugged Lake Coleridge
While exploring Rakaia Gorge we saw a sign for Lake Coleridge and decided it looked interesting so set our GPS and went heading for to find the lake. I’m not...
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.
Frozen beaches and braided rivers at Rakaia Gorge
The Rakaia Gorge is located about an hour out of Christchurch and it is absolutely worth venturing out of the city to see. The bridge that crosses the river was...
Rebuilding history at the Arts Centre
The Christchurch Arts Centre has always been one of my favourite spots for hanging out in Christchurch. A myriad of stairs and nooks and crannies always seem to hide the...
My favourite Christchurch escape - Hagley Park
I adore Hagley Park. I have so many amazing memories of it over the years. My youngest daughter taking her first tottering steps, strolling through young and single, and posing...
4 reasons why we love Hotel Montreal
For us when we are looking for a place to stay when it’s just the two of us we look for more than just a bed. We want somewhere that’s...
Rainy days in Paradise Valley Springs
It’s not hard to see why they named the Paradise Valley road leading to it, and Paradise Valley Springs as they did. Just the drive along is worth venturing the...