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The Japanese Bathroom Experience. Why I’m in Love With a Toilet.
The Japanese bathrooms have a secret weapon. The toilet. A warm bum, a clean bum and seats that are designed for women with BIG bums. Like me.
Why People travel. 5 Powerful Reasons
Why do people travel? We did it because I could see the years whizzing by, the kids getting older and it was a now or never life-changing decision.
Why We left Bath in The UK For New Zealand.
We emigrated from Bath in the Uk almost ten years ago. I’ll admit, I sometimes struggle when people ask me why we did it. Then, upon returning to our old home city in the Uk, I remembered.
A New Zealand Travel Blog. 20 Things That May Surprise You.
You are reading an honest New Zealand travel blog. Lucky for you I like to keep it real and tell you how it is.
How Travel Changes Your Perspective. For The Better!
If you are thinking of travelling, be it around the world or on a two-week holiday, then know that not only will you need to make room in your case for a change of clothes, you will also need to make way for a new set of views. Travel changes your perspective of the world in the most incredible, positive ways imaginable.
The Day Mummy’s Post Went Viral. The Travel Bog Diaries.
Viral. A Quora viral post. Get me. I’m not sure about the term viral. I think it’s a new-fangled internet thingy. The only viral I’ve witnessed these past few months is when Brian’s ears blocked up and he annoyingly insisted on cupping his hand over
Florence off The Beaten Track. The Perfect City View.
If you’ve never been to Florence then you are in for a treat. Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany. It holds in its arms many masterpieces of both architecture and Renaissance art, along with world-class restaurants and fabulous sunsets. But to see this city as it deserves to be seen you need to be adventurous and do things differently.
Everyday life in Japan. 10 Japanese Habits That Make Them Super Chilled.
No matter how many books and travel blogs you read about Japan, visit the country for the first time and the first thing that will take you by surprise is how incredibly calm and quiet the people appear to be. Everyday life in Japan is like nothing you will have ever experienced before. Ever.
Couchsurfing Review. What it is And What it Isn’t.
Before my husband and I set off to travel the world with our two kids aged 16 and 13, I had never heard about Couchsurfing. I certainly didn’t think it would be something that a family could be part of. However, six months, four countries and 27 Couchsurfing hosts later, I am now more than qualified to give you an honest Couchsurfing review.
HELLO THERE!
I am Liz! I met the love of my life, Brian, in the late 80’s. We spent our first 10 years travelling around the world together, sharing a passion for travel, adventure, food and wine!
By 2004, we had become a family! We continued to travel the world and look for adventures with our little children. By 2009 our itchy feet wanted to wander further!
In 2009, we emigrated to NZ But we still longed to travel. In 2017 we set off to backpack the world with our teenagers! Join us and let me show you that if I can do it, you can do it!
I am Liz! I met the love of my life, Brian, in the late 80’s. We spent our first 10 years together travelling around the world, sharing a passion for travel, adventure, food and wine!
We returned home to Bath, England and by 2004 we had a beautiful family. We still continued to travel the world with our little children but we had bigger plans. We wanted to emigrate!
In 2009, we took our family and emigrated to the other side of the world, New Zealand. In 2017, our next big adventure is about to happen. We are setting off to travel the world as a family with teenagers! Join us and let me show you that if I can do it, you can do it!
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Why We left Bath in The UK For New Zealand.
We emigrated from Bath in the Uk almost ten years ago. I’ll admit, I sometimes struggle when people ask me why we did it. Then, upon returning to our old home city in the Uk, I remembered.
Couchsurfing Review. What it is And What it Isn’t.
Before my husband and I set off to travel the world with our two kids aged 16 and 13, I had never heard about Couchsurfing. I certainly didn’t think it would be something that a family could be part of. However, six months, four countries and 27 Couchsurfing hosts later, I am now more than qualified to give you an honest Couchsurfing review.
An India Travel Blog. Why Taking a Sleeper Bus is NOT For The Fainthearted.
here are many things I discovered while travelling in India, things that no guidebook or India travel blog could ever have told me about. One of those things being the hell that is the overnight sleeper bus. I'm sorry India. I loved your country...
Backpacking in India. 20 Things You Will NEVER Say.
I loved backpacking in India. I sit and think about all of the challenges we faced traveling around India as a family for six weeks and I smile a satisfied smile. If you can go backpacking in India you can do anything in the whole wide world. India is one of those...
How Much Does It Cost to Travel the World? 4 Months In.
his week marks four months since our family of four left New Zealand to travel around the world. So far we have visited America - which I am not including in this budget. We were lucky enough to stay with family so this doesn't reflect a true...
Emigrate to New Zealand. 10 Things To Know About Living The Dream.
n August this year, we will have been living the dream in New Zealand for 10 years. I can't quite believe it. It seems just yesterday that we made the decision to emigrate to New Zealand from the UK. Our grounds for leaving were many, but here is...