St Petersburg, one of my favourite cities where I lived for three years, never explored as an adult and without being accompanied by a parent. So now, when I needed (well, wanted) to visit a foreign place which didn’t involve flying, what better choice than this cultural capital of Russia, just three hours train ride […]
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FINLAND 100 EDITION: Rovaniemi, Lapland
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY FINLAND!!! In honour of this historic day, today we shall go back a year to the last trip of 2016, when I spent a blissful three days in Rovaniemi, Lapland with my parents and aunt and uncles. Not necessarily your obvious first choice for travel company, but my family are suitably eccentric […]
Dubai, the city of contrasts
From skyscraper to beach, from modern to traditional, from camel to car, from child-filled snow globes to 3D Christmas tree screens, Dubai does nothing half-heartedly. Today I will tell you about the rest of my Dubai stint, now that the Burj Khalifa has been covered. (<3) Minibussing it to Dubai takes about one a half […]
Christmas and New Year in Kiwiland!
Happy 2014!! Our ‘proper’ Christmas celebration was on the 28th with CC’s family and 30-odd relatives. A full, hectic day (we did Sheepworld in the morning, got home, and the first visitors came within ten minutes of getting back – we were held up due to a traffic accident – saw my first ever rescue […]
POHUTAKAWA
means bless you in Maori. No it doesn’t really. I’ve just been having serious problems trying to come up with a title for this. Ok so Christmas special-time. HAPPY CHRISTMAS. This is my favourite tree in NZ, the Pohutakawa, also known as the ‘NZ Christmas tree’. GORGEOUS eh!? Our more ‘traditional’ Christmas will be tomorrow […]
Birkenhead and Kiwi spelling
WAZZZZAAAAAA homies, Today our first topic shall be Kiwi spelling. One of our first days roadtripping there was a sign next to the road advertising strawberries. (So, letting drivers know there is a stall/little shop selling strawberries in a bit down the road.) Except it wasn’t spelt strawberries, it was spelt STRWABERRIES. Quick typing probs… […]