Take an hour out in Tirau
After a week relaxing at James parents bach and then another week camping with friends in Northland at Treasure Island we decided that for our last week of Summer holidays...
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.
The ultimate hacks for camping
We’ve been camping now for 10 days straight and after a brief stop in at home tomorrow we are off for another week. We love life on the road but...
The best places to have a drink when you are in your 40's
Contrary to what my kids think, 40 is not old! In fact we’re embracing our first years in our 40’s as quite possibly our best years yet! We have 3...
Getting Lost at home
When we first talked to AccorHotels about having a Staycation in Auckland I have to admit we weren’t too sure. We’re seasoned Aucklanders we thought we know all there is...
Down these stairs to Auckland's coolest new bar - Caretaker
I’ve always had this burning desire to find a really, really cool bar. Through my 20’s in Wellington I ruthlessly hunted it out (Motel was probably the closest I got)...
Getting lost in a bit of history
Directly across the road from the Pullman Auckland is the Auckland University Clock Tower. Built in 1926, this art nouveau tower courted some controversy when it was first built with...