On a grey, long winter weekend, we drove up into the Dandenong Ranges to do a getaway-cation in a yurt. Somewhere, the cold is prettier and the air smells of wet eucalyptus and woodsmoke. Every trip of ours starts the same way: a small ceremony of leaving the city. It’s usually shakshuka at Tall…
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Flying to Sydney for a mental health break. What followed: a vegan Japanese feast, a borrowed dog, and a love language Indomie.…
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Rotorua geyser Whakarewarewa located close to the city centre, so that we could enjoy our time before taking the bus back to Auckland.…
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Located up the hill, City Lights the Rotorua BnB was a fifteen-minute drive from the city centre. It was a rectangular house with a red door. The owner, Naomi, and her adorable dog, Jelly, greeted us. She showed us around, and by the time she left, I had fallen in love with the place.…
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We found it accidentally while strolling down Cuba Street, one of the main streets in Wellington, New Zealand.…
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Include KiwiRail in your itinerary when you travel to New Zealand. I was in a state of joy for hours. It was the highlight of our trip there.…
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The only part I didn't like about our Hobitton tour was the tour guide. She lacked passion and rushed us every chance she got. It felt like a secondary school study tour.…
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During our first time in New Zealand, we decided to spend the day exploring Waiheke island. By exploring, I meant visiting the many wineries.…
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I don't remember much about Auckland except for a lot of walking and eating. I also remember a wharf, some coffee shops and random streets.…
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Wellington and I didn't click at all. I was going crazy out of boredom and ready to take off from there on the second day itself.…
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ay on a fantastic weather day, the sky was clear blue, and it was warm enough not to put your jacket on.…
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It was a late night in Auckland. We were walking around the CBD when we heard music coming from a dark alley and found Imperial Lane by luck.…
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