This year’s Easter trip was back to the South Island. This trip was actually 2 weeks after my gallbladder surgery post emergency hospital stay. I was a bit nervous but I’m so glad I was able to go! It was the relaxing trip I needed!
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Kaikōura and Hanmer Springs Trip
Last year was a lot of international travel for me and this year was much more chill. Our main trip this year was in Kaikōura and Hanmer Springs during the Easter holidays.
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Philippines Trip: Last days in Manila
Our last days in the Philippines were spent back in Manila. It was busy and slightly chaotic trying to spend time with family, last bit of shopping and packing. We had a great trip back in the motherland but it was also time to go back home after a few weeks away. I’ve also never been so grateful to be back home after a frustrating airport/flight experience with Qantas!
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Philippines Trip: Boracay
Our next destination after Davao was Boracay. This was the ‘holiday’ part of our trip as it was just us with no plans besides relaxing either by the pool or at the beach. Boracay is an island in the Philippines and it’s famous for its white sand beaches. It is a popular tourist destination and our family have never been there before this trip.
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Philippines Trip: Davao
Part 2 of our Philippines trip is our time in Davao. After Manila, we took a short flight to Davao City to see more family. We only had a few days here but we did some fun things.
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Philippines Trip: Makati & Manila
Last November, my family and I went back to the Philippines, our motherland for a holiday. My mum and I went back to the Philippines in 2018 but this 2023 trip was the first time since we moved to NZ that we all came back together. So this was a fairly special trip.
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Mid-year recap
I’ve been doing these mid-year recaps the past few years and it’s time for me to write 2024’s one. The first half of the year has flown by pretty quickly and I’ve had a good mix of ups and downs. This is a great way for my to remember the highlights, notable memories.
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Singapore Trip
This is my last travel post from my big trip last year. As I’m writing this post, it would’ve been exactly a year since the start of our Europe trip. Singapore was our very last stop. We had a week here which was longer than our stay in other places but we wanted to unwind and have a more chill time at our last destination before going home.
We did a decent amount in Singapore so here’s what we got up to on our final week on holiday.
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Europe Trip: Rome & Vatican City
Our last stop for the European leg of our trip was Rome and Vatican City. As per usual, we managed to fit a lot in and I think I made the most of our short time here.
Here’s what we saw and did on our last few days in Europe:
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Europe Trip: Florence
Florence was the main city in Italy that I wanted to visit. I knew I would love it there and I wasn’t wrong. Here’s what we got up to:
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