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See ya Auckland! We're off!

A couple of mid 20's (okay - late 20's) Kiwis head off to see what life is like in the Northern Hemisphere. Doing it a few years later than our friends but still doing it nevertheless.

We're using this website to communicate to friends and family back home. We are currently living and working in London.

We have just become the proud owners of 'Brian' (we'll need to think of a better name!) a big blue transit camper. Unfortunately, 'Brian' will need to stay home for awhile as our next two planned travels are to Italian cities and ski slopes.

Bring on Summer! We can't wait to start exploring Europe on wheels.

The blogs are ordered with the most recent first.

xox Anna & Chris

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By Chris Anna
December 26th 2008

When in Rome...

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

In front of St Peter's Basilica

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Inside the Vatican Museum - statue courtyard

By Chris Anna
December 23rd 2008

Christmas In Florence

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

Florence 2

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By Chris Anna
December 20th 2008

It Must Be Venice

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice

Venice 3

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By Chris Anna
December 6th 2008

To Brussels for Waffles..

Europe » Belgium » Brussels-Capital Region » Brussels

That's what it's all about...
Gimme chocolate, gimme cream, bananas, berries, honey... any which way. Waffles are GOOD.

We had been warned about Brussels. We were told it was ‘dull’ so we set our expectations for our city break quite low. In future, this is going to be my travel policy, as occasionally ‘fantastic’ places fail to deliver and our city break to Brussels turned out much better than we imagined! One thing we have learnt since living in the United Kingdom, is that Europeans really ‘do’ Christmas in a big way. Our reasons for visiting Brussels on a cold weekend in the middle of winter were: 1. Christmas Markets 2. Waffles Pretty sad really, but the conv [View Full Entry]

The little guy. All dressed up for Christmas.

By Chris Anna
October 18th 2008

Predictably Prague

Europe » Czech Republic » North » Prague

Day break in Prague

With feet firmly planted back on European soil and parents visiting from NZ, we decided to visit the place that every ‘Kiwi living in London’ has already been: Prague. Thanks to a hostel-world booking we stayed in an amazing apartment. It was really central, huge and had the most amazing views over the rooftops. For once, getting out of London Gatwick was quite painless on good old Easy Jet and we were in Prague to enjoy Friday night. Luckily the weather gods smiled upon us and we were blessed with stunning autumn weather. Very, very cold but bright blue skies lit [View Full Entry]

By Chris Anna
August 20th 2008

Lovely Leh

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Leh

Colours of Pangong Lake 2

After four days travelling through the most stunning scenery, I was almost afraid of being disappointed in our destination, Leh. While the scenery was not quite as dramatic as the journey, Leh is definitely a special place and was an excellent final destination to our trip. Leh is an awesome little town that seems to give itself over to tourism in the brief summer months. For the rest of the year, the Manali - Leh road is shut and the only way into the area is by aeroplane. Most things shut down and the roads are icy and dangerous. The schools [View Full Entry]

By Chris Anna
August 16th 2008

The Drive of a Lifetime

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Manali

Scenery on the way

Okay I admit it. The drive between Manali and Leh was something I had been dreading for a long time. I had read horror stories about the horrible roads, dodgy buses and the insane drivers. To do away with all these issues, we decided to travel the famous road in comparative luxury. We hired our own jeep and driver and spread the journey over four days instead of two. While it cost a lot more than a space in a mini bus, we got the chance to get out of the jeep for frequent toilet stops, photo stops etc. Yes, many [View Full Entry]

By Chris Anna
August 13th 2008

Shimla ... strange ...

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Shimla

After our time in lovely H.P, we were keen to get back into the country side. We had booked ourselves onto the Himalayan Queen toy train that slowly climbs up the hills from Kalka to Shimla. Our car driver was waiting for us at 5am in Rishikish but that’s where his efficiency ended. We explained that we absolutely HAD to be at the train station for the 12:30 train because the trains were fully booked for the next couple of days. The last thing we wanted to do was spend the next 3 nights in Kalka. This didn’t stop our driver [View Full Entry]

By Chris Anna
August 13th 2008

Recharging in Manali

Asia » India » Himachal Pradesh » Manali

All smiles
Family from one of the outlying villages. Daughter (aged 6) had been helping mum cut grass for the family cow. I couldn't imagine many of my six year old students slashing grass with a knife and then ... [more]

After lots of one night stop-over’s, a bit of time to recharge the batteries was just what we needed. After the scenic drive from Shimla to Manali, we found ourselves in the very chilled out, attractive and quiet ‘Johnson’s Hotel’ Manali was really touristy but has plenty of places to escape. With a bit of imagination, it could be Queenstown in New Zealand with all the adventure activities on offer. (Well Queenstown without the lake… and quite a bit more rubbish… and monkeys… and yak riding… and snake charmers… oh and stray dogs o [View Full Entry]

By Chris Anna
August 8th 2008

An engaging time in the Valley of Flowers

Asia » India » Uttarakhand » Valley of Flowers National Park

Trekking back down to Govind Ghat

Arrival into Haridwar, confirmed our idea that we were well and truly ‘over’ Indian towns. Hardiwar was absolutely jammed packed with people, most of which had come to do their pilgrimage to the sacred waters of the Ganges. Haridwar is an interesting enough place. The Ganges properly begin here and thousands and thousands of devotees and pilgrims come to the sacred ghats to take a holy dip in the waters. It also attracts beggers, sadus (holy men - easily spotted in their orange robes, slightly wild eyes and hair down to their backsides) people with deformities and everything el [View Full Entry]

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Blogs & Travel Journals

When in Rome...

Christmas In Florence

It Must Be Venice

To Brussels for Waffles..

Predictably Prague

Lovely Leh

The Drive of a Lifetime

Shimla ... strange ...

Recharging in Manali

An engaging time in the Valley of Flowers