I didn't know about the Brighton Bathing Boxes when we visited Melbourne last year until I saw them in holiday photos of Facebook friends. Such colourful boat sheds can also be found in Porirua, New Zealand. Historically these boat sheds were built for fishermen, these days they are used by families to enjoy the beach in summer. They are rarely on sale because...
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Bledisloe Cup Final 2016: All Blacks vs Australia Live at Westpac Stadium
August 27, 2016
We wanted to watch the All Blacks live in action so when the Bledisloe Cup final was in Wellington, we purchased the tickets ($129 pp) to the match. Turns out we couldn't see much from where we were sitting (view was mostly blocked by big woolly hats of people sitting in front of us) and without commentary, it felt quite weird watching the...
This newly opened track kept appearing on my Facebook so we decided to give it a go when the weather was finally more settled in spring. The Escarpment Track covers 9km of the hills along SH1 and the Kapiti rail line with lots of steep steps, narrow pathways and two long swing bridges. It's quite an easy walk taking us slightly over two...
