5 reasons why you should explore Urban Route 15
It was Sunday and we were looking for somewhere to get lost with the kids. As with any good getting lost mission we had no real plan when we set...
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.
Taking a stroll on the Seabird Coast
We are frequent visitors to the Coromandel and the Hauraki Plains. Up until a couple of years ago the plains were home to James and his daughter and now we...
Your kid, my kid
We’ve been talking a lot about the challenges with blended families this week. More to the point we’ve been talking a lot about how we don’t talk as much as...
10 photos to inspire you to visit Herald Island
Just 25km from Central Auckland you will find Herald Island. This picturesque little island is accessible by road (via a causeway) and is just a 2km stroll to circumnavigate. It’s...
Living off the land
There’s nothing so rewarding as catching, picking or hunting your dinner in New Zealand and living off the land! It brings us together with mates and family. It makes us...
Five things to do when you DON’T have the kids these school holidays
School holidays have rolled around again and you will undoubtedly be inundated with hundreds of helpful suggestions of how you can entertain your children over the school holidays. But what...