Category Archives: New Zealand

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Like many of the most memorable moments on our trip, we never really intended to visit the South Island of New Zealand.   Sounded a lot like home we thought, so we opted to spend most of our time on … Continue reading →

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The Newland boys (all three of them) are big fans of the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, so when Mike suggested a trip to Hobbiton to coincide with Tom’s 10th birthday, it seemed fitting.   Throwing budgetary restraint to … Continue reading →

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Ahhh….New Zealand.   Aotearoa.  Land of the Long White Cloud, the Maori, the All Blacks, the Hobbit, the elusive Kiwi.  You were a hard entry.   Not since September, when we flew Vancouver to London, have we been so entirely, completely … Continue reading →