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• Road Tripping the South Island: From Penguin Watching to Cruising the Milford...

  

  We’ve just returned from two weeks campervanning around the stupidly beautiful South Island of New Zealand. That means you’re in for a treat: a week of travel... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Cheesecake and Returning to Routine)

  

  You want to know the truth about travel?Here it is.The strangest part about settling back in: I’m still getting used to riding around in normal cars again (it... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Hire Me + New Domain!

  Just putting it out there: I’m making myself available for things ranging from social media and community management to writing and editing (ghost blogger? staf... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Truly Remarkable: Heli Snowshoeing in Queenstown

  

  Friends! I’m back, after an amazing couple of weeks away. The things I’ve seen! The digital sabbatical! (After no work calls on the first day, I figured all... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Guest Post: Living a Rockstar Lifestyle on a Shoestring Budget

  I’m taking a brief blogging break at the moment. For your entertainment, a few awesome guest bloggers are stepping up to fill in the void. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Guest Post: Ways to Save Your Wedding Dollar – Whatever Your Budget!

  

  Blogging isn’t as big in New Zealand as it seems to be in the US, so I’m stoked to have a fellow Kiwi blogger on here today! Sweet Mama M lives in Auckland and... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2012 LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• Guest Post: Reflections on a Summer of Couchsurfing

  

  Today’s post is from cantaloupe, a 25-year-old American living in Abu Dhabi. I stumbled across her I-don’t-know-how-long-ago via one of her previous blogs (two... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Guest Post: Do What You Say, Say What You Mean

  I proofread menus, public signs and cereal boxes, so today’s guest post is right up my alley! And hopefully you’ll get a laugh or three out of it.Mrs. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Guest Post: The Perils and Pitfalls of Online Shopping

  

  Multiply the sentiment in this post by about 1000 and you get an idea of what it’s like in NZ. Vanessa writes about (mainly) money and personal finance over at... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 LIFESTYLE, SHOPPING

• Link Love (Powered by Mascarpone and Early Nights)

  So I have this Facebook friend. She has, shall we say, modelling aspirations, and frequently posts photos from her shoots.There are a few classy ones – think... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Adventures in the Kitchen: Soy Lemon Chicken

  

  Sometimes bad things happen when you take liberties with a recipe. Occasionally, however, they turn out brilliantly. Starting from a base point of this soy... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• In the NZONE: Skydiving and Surviving in Queenstown

  

  So, that time I jumped out of a plane? Yeah, that one. Some writer I am. You would think playing the virgin skydiver would provide plenty of creative fodder. Bu... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 COMMUNITY, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL

• On Sunk Costs and Cutting Your Losses – a Beginner Poker Player Reflects

  By and large, I’m a risk averse kind of person. I drive cautiously. Analyse choices to death. That kind of thing.In going along to my first poker night,... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Dry Coughs and Underachievement)

  

  Last weekend T and I went for a morning jaunt to a local beach. Not the white sandy variety; not even the black sand, pounding surf variety. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Open Letters, Volume 2

  

  Perfectly Cursed Life does a regular series of Open Letters on Fridays letting off steam. You can see them all here, or my first installment, here. Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Wanna Be a Guest Poster?

  

  As you might remember, I’m going away for two weeks this month (the longest holiday I’ve ever had?) so I’m putting the call out to anyone who might want to do... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Boyfriend in the Kitchen: Lamb Rack and Mashed Potatoes

  

  It’s been awhile since we had an Adventures in the Kitchen post, huh?I’ve been in a total food rut; it’s been weeks since I tried a new recipe, months since I... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Review: The Perfect Balance

  

  Today marked the start of NZ Money Week! I thought it was timely to review this book. The Perfect Balance: How to get ahead financially and still have a life... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (Powered by Subway and Fantails)

  Spring has sprung (for those of us in the southern hemisphere)!Winter gets harder every year, I swear. With the the advent of brighter, longer days, I’ve come t... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Four Years of Blogging

  There are certain types of news stories that always do well. Stories about celebs. Stories about Lotto. Stories about the truly awful things, the rarer the... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2012 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL