M&M
The story so far...2 New Kiwis
We sold our house in the UK back in 2005 to finance a round-the-world trip that would take us to 16 countries in 21 months. 6 of those 21 months were spent in New Zealand, during which time we fell in love with the country and its people; we even got married here!
We went back to the UK at the end of June 2007 but didn't quite settle, so in March 2008 we applied for permanent residence in NZ and this was granted on the 08/08/08. The Chinese were right, that was a lucky day! We arrived here on 18th October, with 4 suitcases full of dreams and hopes (and a few clothes), having to start again pretty much from scratch in our late thirties... but we're loving it! This is our next great adventure and we wouldn't change it for the world!
This blog is mainly written for our friends and family back "home" and around the world, to keep them up to date with our new life "down under", and hopefully tempt them to come and visit us soon!
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La historia hasta ahora....
Vendimos nuestra casa en el Reino Unido en el 2005 para financiar un viaje alrededor del mundo que nos llevaría a 16 países en 21 meses. 6 de esos meses los pasamos en Nueva Zelanda, y durante este tiempo nos enamoramos del país y su gente; ¡hasta nos casamos aquí!
Regresamos al Reino Unido a finales de junio del 2007 pero no llegamos a asentarnos, de modo que en marzo del 2008 solicitamos la residencia permanente en NZ y ésta se nos fue concedida el 08/08/08. Los chinos tenían razón, ¡fue un día afortunado! Aterrizamos en Nueva Zelanda el 18 de octubre, con cuatro maletas llenas de sueños y esperanzas (y algo de ropa), teniendo que empezar otra vez prácticamente de cero según nos acercamos a la cuarentena ¡pero estamos encantados! Esta es nuestra nueva gran aventura y no la cambiaríamos por nada del mundo.
Este blog está dirigido principalmente a nuestros familiares y amigos, en "casa" y repartidos por el mundo, para mantenerles al día de nuestra nueva vida en las antípodas, y para, con algo de suerte, ¡tentarles a que nos visiten pronto!
Travel Blog Posts
A $200 worth picture / Una foto de 200 dolares
Published: June 16th 2009Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Egmont National Park
June 3rd 2009
English version Ok, so it finally happened. I knew it had to at some point, had been expecting it, but still came as a bit of a shock. It’s winter and I’m having to wear more than one layer!!!!!! Noooooooo!!! Still, considering that what we’ve had to suffer over the last couple of months is still better than the average British summer, I’m not complaining!!! Particularly after reading the news last week: "Two months of rain in half a day", "Snow in June!" And this is after suffering the coldest winter of the last 12 years (yes, I know this also happened in many other countries) … looks like I had a lucky scape after all! I guess I never managed to adjust to the colder weather, after all I wasn’t made to survive in a ... read more
Dolphins, BBQs & Blue Skies / Delfines, Barbacoas y Cielo Azul
Published: March 29th 2009Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Northland » Cape Reinga
March 10th 2009
English version Don't miss the videos at the bottom of the page (click url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AU-7WUt5jU&feature=PlayList&p=AD614367607E6EF8&index=0&playnext=1here if you want to see them all together, rather than having to click on each of them individually) and pages 2 and 3 if you want to see more pictures! As I sit in our lounge and ponder over where to start this new blog page, I can't help looking up every few seconds to look at the views from the window... and feel a strong urge to pinch myself. It's siesta time on a Friday as I start writing this and it's wonderfully peaceful; it's also rather warm so hopefully I won't fall asleep! The corrugated bit of metal you can see in the first picture is our garage's roof, the green field is a college's sports ground. The blue bit ... read more
October 18th 2008
About the videos (full screen versions available at the end of the blog text - use the small icons) *** Sobre los videos (versión de pantalla completa al final del blog) 1. The Gee Bees NZ's no. 1 Bee Gees Tribute Band. They're so bad, they're brilliant. Doing a Haka (=Maori war dance) version of Tragedy. A tragedy indeed!! Poor Maurice must be turning in his grave!!! Los Gee Bees, la banda tributo a los Bee Gees no. 1 en NZ. De lo malo, lo peor. Haciendo una versión Haka (=danza de guerra Maori) de la canción Tragedy. ¡Que si tragedia! ¡Si el pobre Maurice levantara la cabeza! 2. Kite Surfers, Orewa One of the sports we'd like to try. Turns a bad (=windy) day into a fun day! Uno de los deportes que nos gustaría ... read more
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