Walking in the treetops in Rotorua
We had so many people tell us we had to check out the Treetop Walk at the Redwood Forest at night (thanks Eileen, Erin, Marie, Rebecca, Sarah, Karen, Jan, Megan,...
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.
Walking in Paradise at Hamurana Springs
When Nicola suggested Hamurana Springs to us over on the Getting Lost page we were instantly intrigued. We did a bit of googling and found out even more about these...
Finding the worlds clearest lake
A grown up trip to Rotorua wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the many lakes in the district (awesome suggestion Rae), including what is apparently the clearest lake in...
Retro luxury at the Millenium Hotel
I thought long and hard about how to describe the Millennium Hotel. In fact while we were there James and I talked about it at some length and came up...
Escaping to Te Kouma Harbour Cottages
I’ve passed the entrance to Te Kouma Harbour Cottages many times but never imagined the amazingly rustic little spot that lay down the winding gravel driveway – perched on the...
Never underestimate the influence of art
We’re going to take the long way around with this story but the guts of it is art is a window to understanding other peoples journeys. You can look at...