A Tale Of Two Hemispheres
This past week marked one year since Pete and I got engaged. Feeling a little nostalgic, I went back to old posts from the early days of AwP only to discover that I'd completely failed to share the story of how Pete proposed. My bad! So in honor of one year with a ring on [...]
Living in New Zealand comes with a lot of perks. For starters, the landscape is absolutely stunning, the people are friendly, and the coffee is damn good. It's pretty amazing how quickly you can adjust to life in a new country, it feels like I've been here for ages. But now that I've been in [...]
Since wedding plans have sidetracked any major travel plans for the rest of the year (at least until our honeymoon), Pete and I have been more focused on exploring new places around New Zealand. Thankfully, like I mentioned in one of my recent posts, Jetstar offers some pretty affordable domestic travel around New Zealand. Originally we [...]
After a year away, Botanic D'Lights is back in Christchurch dazzling locals with beautiful light installations interspersed throughout the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Hoping to avoid the weekend crowds, Pete and I went to check out the show on opening night. Moving at a slow clip, it took us just under an hour to walk through [...]
If you've ever traveled domestically in New Zealand, there's a good chance you flew Air New Zealand or Jetstar. Unlike in the States where you've got lots of choices when it comes to booking flights, here you're pretty much limited to these two airlines. Sometimes you might not have any choice at all as some [...]
