Category: New Zealand
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Christchurch wrapped
We’ve spent the last five months in Christchurch, New Zealand for part 1 of our year abroad for Wylie’s sabbatical. We had heard great things about New Zealand – things like it’s beautiful, people are friendly, it’s kid friendly, etc. – and we also heard some not so great things – it’s not diverse, no…
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Our last weeks in Christchurch
We tried to soak up as much of Christchurch as we could in our last few weeks. Wylie’s family was around for a few more days after our big South Island tour. Wylie, Mara, and I got mostly back into our work and school routines, but spent evenings with the fam. We went to some…
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Our last big NZ trip (part 2)
Our big South Island trip continued in Nelson. We spent 3 nights there in a, you guessed it, airbnb with amazing views. it was great to be in a big place with the whole family. Mara got so much good time with her grandparents and even picked up some of the Thai alphabet! We spent…
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The fam joins on our last big NZ trip (Part 1)
Wylie’s parents and aunt and uncle make the long trips from Virginia and Bangkok to come visit us for two weeks near the end of our stay in New Zealand. We had been talking about their visit for a while so Mara was very excited to see her grandparents. It was the first time she…
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Quiet week so how about pictures of Mara
We had a pretty quiet week and weekend in Christchurch, which felt nice after after a packed few weeks and before lots of adventures pick up again next week. Our new friends leave NZ soon so we’ve been trying to soak up as much time with them as possible. We got to have another adults…
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Planes, buses, and glacial lakes
What a week last week! We’ve been out of Christchurch for the past 7 days, first in Wellington on the North Island of New Zealand then to Aoraki (Mt Cook) for a weekend with some new friends. The theme of easy living in New Zealand continues, even while traveling around the country. We needed to…
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So much to do around Christchurch!
After recovering from Covid, we got back to our normal routine, which meant day trips were back! On a whim, we decided to take a quick trip to Quail Island. We really didn’t know what to expect, but when we got to the ferry pick up spot, we saw that 100% of the other day…
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Rainbows, dolphins, views… and life
We’ve been checked out for the last few weeks, between the end of my mom’s visit and Covid making a nasty appearance again 😦 but everyone is much better now and we’re feeling back! So let’s recap the last few weeks of September. Mara got to go to the wildlife reserve again, this time with…
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Grandma’s in town!
The last two weeks have been the grandma and Mara show! My mom and her boyfriend, Andres, arrived in New Zealand two weeks ago and we’ve been having a great time exploring Christchurch and Hanmer Springs. They jumped right into life in Christchurch! My mom joined me at my regular workout classes, we took lots…
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Made the most of amazing weather
Aside from a little cold and minor blip on the sleep radar, these past two week have been great in New Zealand! We had a relaxed weekend at home two weekends ago, just going out to explore a few places in Christchurch. We visited Scorpio books downtown for their great kids store and the Christchurch…
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Wander & Nest 