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A City Within a City
Read more: A City Within a City*Edited 2018 to reflect on the devastating news that Stace Bancroft – yogi, resident of Christiania and inspiration to the world – past away February 16th 2018. You were and still are an inspiration. Stace, this story is for you. RIP. Gone, but never forgotten.* After a 4am start in London, to catch an 8am flight…
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Chocolate and Church Hunting
Read more: Chocolate and Church HuntingNext morning it was an early start as we set off for Tallinn, in Estonia, a 3.5 hour ferry ride away. Now Estonia is a fascinating country, as are many of the far Eastern European countries. Filled with culture, myths and history, often with a fine selection of well-preserved medieval walled towns. Tallinn is one such…
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Chocolate Adventures and Reindeer Steaks
Read more: Chocolate Adventures and Reindeer SteaksToday was a day for exploring Helsinki city…and to find the elusive reindeer steak we so desperately desired. After our prisoner’s breakfast at the hotel we set off on our way.
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Prison Hotels and Fortress Islands
Read more: Prison Hotels and Fortress IslandsIf you’re up for an interesting yet quiet Easter Break, head to Helsinki in Finland. It’s not usually the tourist destination of choice for Easter because a) it’s still cold, very cold and b) almost everything is closed (because it’s Easter, surprise surprise). But you can stay in a converted prison, which is pretty cool!
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Wine is a Right of Passage
Read more: Wine is a Right of PassagePASSAGE ROCK – WAIHEKE It’s the last day of our Waiheke Island tour and I’ve developed a great feel for the place, early morning jogs along the beach, sunset walks, exploring beach-side and inland vineyards to compare the difference in the wine, dining on some of the most amazing fare and explored the amazing chocolate…
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Chocolate and Wine is all You Need
Read more: Chocolate and Wine is all You NeedWith a surprisingly light hangover from the day before (once we returned from Man O’War we could’t resist opening some of the wine we’d purchased to take home with us – self restraint is hard with wine so good!) we began the day watching the sunrise from the balcony with a hearty breakfast before hopping…
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Free-fall to Chocolate
Read more: Free-fall to ChocolateOur time up North had sadly come to an end, and despite eating more than my fill of avocado and all manner of fish dishes – recipes can be found soon in the recipe section on this blog – it was now time to head South. I had a skydive session booked, chocolates to eat,…
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Happy New Year – Happy New Chocolate
Read more: Happy New Year – Happy New ChocolateMAKANA CONFECTIONS – KERIKERI Having said our good bye to an awesome year and tided in an equally good one, with great company, it was now time to head north, even further north. Because of where Russell was situated, and the road we needed to reach, it was quickest to take the ferry back across…
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Road Trip to Russell
Read more: Road Trip to RussellAfter a restful sleep in Tokoroa we were up at the crack of dawn, with the dew still fresh on the grass and a long drive ahead of us, we said our goodbyes and hit the road, to make a quick pit stop to fill up on gas, pies and coffee before the long journey…
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Silent City or Party Island
Read more: Silent City or Party IslandIf, like me, you are one for a bit of spontaneity and a lover of winter sun, but heavily restricted on time AND money, then late October and November are the perfect time to get away to a tiny island in the Med!