Pretend trips exploring Oceania including Christmas in June, and visits to Samoa, New Zealand and Australia. Pretty much the first thing I did when both the kids were born was apply for New Zealand citizenship for them as Mark is New Zealand born and bred. So, very early on in our pretend travels we went … Read more
We were lucky enough to get to Spain for a holiday this year, but while on holiday the government imposed a quarantine which has certainly stopped many others from taking their holidays here, or indeed taking a holiday at all. As you know – we love pretending to travel the world and so here is … Read more
We have wanted to pretend visit Australia since our idea began – after all, she is New Zealand‘s cousin and a country Mark and I have loved visiting (and even living in) over the years. So when we were invited to Spring City – a trampoline park in Liverpool, it seemed like the perfect time. … Read more
A friend of mine is working with a Danish company and she brought me back some liquorice from a trip to Copenhagen. Over a drink she told me all about the philosophy in Denmark of ‘hygge’ (sort of cosiness and comfort) and after a really stressful week for all of us it seemed liked the … Read more
New Zealand is our second home. Dual nationality is a great gift, but it’s just so far away! In the last couple of weeks especially it has seemed further away than ever and we are homesick. As such, we obviously had to include it in our ‘world travel’ and we had an expert at hand … Read more