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Lovin' The Winter Wonderland
Well, apologies, it's been a while since we published. You've had Summer hols, great weather, not so great weather, Wimbledon (bad luck...
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"A morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."
Frosty chill mornings. The hills are filled with an awesome brittle silence. Venturing outside cold licks at your face and creeps under...
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Sharks In The Water, Downhill Delights, Knit-tastic & Rockin' Babies...
We were off to Queenstown again - supporting Oli and Jules in their quest to retain the People's Choice Award for best New Zealand IPA at...
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From Dùn Èideann to Dunedin
Yup, we've arrived in the seventh-largest city in NZ. The moniker Dunedin is derived from the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh: Dùn...
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Kitschy Kitschy Cheep Cheep. It's deja vu...all over again
Well, the less said about Saturday night's game, the better. Apparently there was a bit of jet-lag, that nobody across the entire...
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The Lions Will Roar
Just over 90 minutes to the real start of the Lions Tour of New Zealand 2017. Great anticipation here with a number of bars in town...
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But, apart from the wean...
So, the jet lag has finally gone away. At least we should be getting some sleep from now onwards. There's been a good deal of dog...
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The New Arrival Arrives
Gillian & Oli are delighted to bring in to the world Otis James Boyes; born 07:12 on 26 May 2017 at Dunedin, New Zealand For those...
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Touchdown in New Zealand
After a long, but thanks to Emirates Airways, none-too arduous flight, we are finally at our destination in Wanaka - safe and sound....
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Travelling back to the UK
Sad to have to get on that plane home; especially our trip back from Queenstown where we arrived in Sydney airspace only to find the...