On a bus from Rotorua, there sat a would be Hobbit, she did not have curly hair but made up for it with her love for mushrooms and her hairy feet. Honestly booking this trip almost made me cry in of itself and there was definitely some tears as we left, fortunately I do the …
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Rotorua Day 1 – Exploring the Town
Today is our first day in Rotorua. We’re staying with a friend of my (David) Dad. I’d like to really briefly touch on this. Picture the scene, its 1998. Everyone is walking round, desperately looking for some way to ignore everyone around them because phones haven’t been invented, and you didn’t all used to talk …
Auckland Day 4 Devonport and Traveling to Rotorua
The day started with no tea. The new hostel we are staying in had no endless supply of tea that our first place had and which we had become accustomed to. So the day started poorly and as we left the hostel it rained continuously. The main upside of this morning is that the way …
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Auckland Day 3 – Mount Eden
You don’t think jet lag is going to effect you, then you’re in bed at 7:30PM on a Saturday night and you think to yourself, this isn’t jet lag, this is a normal decision for a very tired adult that’s just had a long flight and is adjusting. I did the rational thing in that …
Auckland Day 2 – Sky Tower and Waterfall
You see the title and you think, he’s going to do a TLC reference isn’t he? WELL AM NO. So there. We woke up Saturday morning and immediately noticed it was a clear day. We’d spoken about wanting to do the sky tower but, given its winter and the weathers very England, we didn’t want …
Getting to New Zealand and Auckland Day 1
We are starting this journey at 3.50am in sleepy Chichester. It starts with my last morning in my student house and will end arriving in our hostel in New Zealand (with lots of bits in between and 20+ hours in Shanghai Airport). We’re going on an adventure and I feel quite happy and amiable for …
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Denny and Debbie’s little big adventure
Denny and Debbie are two small knitted dinosaurs that belong to Tilly Ingram and David Doust. They’re (both) in relationships, though we’re not sure if this is accurate to the lifestyle of T-Rex’s, and are out exploring the world. You’ll see video and photo updates of them as they go, all in one place, so …
Denny and Debbie's Little Big Adventure 