Monthly Archives: February 2012

Why aren’t there beaches like these in England?!

Posted on 23rd February 2012 by Carrie

On Thursday, February 23, I visited two more places that became favourites. The first was Cathedral Cove, just north of Hahei. It was accessed via an enjoyable half-hour walk from the car park. It was a gorgeous spot, with a huge … Continue reading →

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Moving on to the Coromandel Region

Posted on 23rd February 2012 by Carrie

On Wednesday, February 22, it was time to move on to the Coromandel Region, after spending the morning catching up with some of my nearest and dearest on Skype. The drive to Whitianga, my base, took around six hours. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Cruising around the bay

Posted on 23rd February 2012 by Carrie

The Bay of Islands is made up of around 150 islands and I saw many of them during a full-day cruise on Tuesday, February 21. We started at Paihia and picked up some more passengers from Russell. When a pod … Continue reading →

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Up to the Bay of Islands with Sunny Greg

Posted on 23rd February 2012 by Carrie

On Monday, February 20, it took me three attempts to find a car hire company that could help me that afternoon, but in the end I came away from Omega with a silver Nissan Sunny that I named Greg because of … Continue reading →

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Getting into hot water in Auckland

Posted on 22nd February 2012 by Carrie

New Zealand’s biggest city may have been ranked one of the top cities in the world for quality of life, but it failed to win me over during my three days there. I had a good time, overall, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Heat and shopping

Posted on 18th February 2012 by Carrie

Singapore can be summed up in two words – heat and shopping – according to my taxi driver. I’ve concluded that the two are related, as I kept popping into air-conditioned shops just to escape from the heat and humidity. … Continue reading →

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6,923 miles = An in-flight movie marathon

Posted on 16th February 2012 by Carrie

Tuesday, February 14, was all about getting from London Heathrow to Singapore. I’d intended to sleep for most of the way, but thanks to Qantas Airways I slept for less than an hour. I found myself trying to make the … Continue reading →

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Hello!

Posted on 13th February 2012 by Carrie

The first thing I’d like to say is a massive thank you to my brother David, who had both the skills and the kindness to set up this website for me. I also want to thank the friendly staff at … Continue reading →

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