Hi everyone, It's been a while since we blogged you about our life in New Zealand, so we felt an update is what some of you may have wished for. Work is going very well with both of us in full time jobs. Becca is still working for the boutique shop in town, and I am teaching a year two class in a lovely catholic school just outside of Wellington until the end of the year. After much confusion and stress regarding our return flights, we have booked our return journey and arrive in the UK very shortly before Christmas. We [View Full Entry]

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Hi All, Becca and I are both well and enjoying life in Wellington. We have little to tell at the moment other than we are sooooooo broke and can't wait to get paid. It's going to feel like winning the lottery as I haven't been paid since December 2007.So we have not really done anything overly exciting, other than get as much work as we can so we can go off for weekends and see more of the country. I had the weirdest of experiences on Thursday! I was working at a lovely school in one of the suburbs around Wellington [View Full Entry]

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Hi All, Thought you might like to see a couple of pics of our new home. It's a little bit swish!!!! We are finally getting settled here in Wellington. I have a full time job working in this fab boutique with a lovely jewellery designer as my boss. She said I could sell my bags there which is great news for me. Tom is on releif work at the mo and dying to get his teeth into some teacher. We are both well and miss everyone very much. The weather is getting colder here but the sun is still shining! Take [View Full Entry]

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For those interested in texting or contacting us out in NZ, rather than by e mail, you can gee us on our new mobile number +642102905192 Tom and Becca [View Full Entry]

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Becca and Tom have fallen in love with THE most BEAUTIFUL country. Every corner you turn, a new, stunning view is waiting for you. Jaw dropping scenery that tops the lake district in our opinion. We have been so lucky with the weather (touch wood) and would like the photos to speak we have taken to speak for themselves. We hope that everyone enjoyed the snow you were blessed with in April. What was that all about?! Enjoy the photos peeps and keep those messages coming Love you all Tom and Becks p.s A big congratulations to sissy Dalton who gave [View Full Entry]

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After a tiresome 30 hour journey from the Philippinnes to Christchurch, we couldn't wait to touch down in NZ. Our flight flew across the mountain ranges of the South Island, and gave us a taster of what was to come on our travels here! After 14 hours sleep in Christchurch on our first night we thought we had got over the jet lag really well. However, we didn't sleep at all well for three nights thereafter. Christchurch is very much like home from home and a bit of a culture shock having been in SE Asia for 2 and half months. [View Full Entry]

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Just to keep you all posted. We have a couple more days in the Philis and then we are off to Christchurch, NZ on a 30 hour journey via Hong Kong and Sydney. What a way to spend Easter Day! I guess we will have to indulge in roast NZ lamb when we get there. The Philippinnes has been a perfect final chapter of our travels in SE Asia. The locals are just so friendly and shocked when we tell them we come from England. 'Ahhh England! So far away' they say. The freshly baked banana bread and mango shakes are [View Full Entry]

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Hi all, Not hude amounts to report on at the moment. We have arrived safe and well in the Philippinnes after a real rough night in a cockroach infested room in Cebu. And the room was absolutley filthy. We were so gload to get out of that joint. We are staying in a beach hut with about a minutes walk to the famous white beach of Boracy. It's very beautiful, hot and sunny. We have decided to stay put for a few days and recharge our batteries again before the touring resumes in NZ. We will get some photo's to you [View Full Entry]

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We are absolutely loving Vietnam. We haven't done everthing we wanted to, but have adored the sights we have seen. The Vietnamese people love to rip you off, thats for sure, but on the other hand they really do have a lovely sense of humour and conversing with them is a delight! We have missed alot of the cities in Vietnam, mainly because we wanted to visit Sapa (near to the China border). Having looked at the calender, we realised that we haven't enough time to visit this wonderful place and go to Halong Bay aswell. Halong Bay was magical. When [View Full Entry]

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Becca and I don't have huge amounts to report on since we left the hussle and bussle of Saigon but we have a few pictures to show. Since Saigon we took a coach to a quiet seaside town called Mui Ne. We had been recommended the Lucy resort by Rach (thanks Rach) and booked ourselves in here for three nights. We felt a good rest was in need after all the excursions we had done in Saigon. Lucy Resort was perfect for us. We met two fantastic couples, one from Scotland and a German couple who spent time with by the [View Full Entry]

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