Inspirado - Jude & Glynn Harris

Hello! Welcome to Jude and Glynn's travel blog. We're a pair of newlyweds freshly back from a wonderful year spent traversing the globe and about to embark on our newest adventure - emigrating to New Zealand!

About us: Glynn's 34, a Batman fanatic and graphic novel afficionado, a Warehouse Supervisor when he has to be and a general all-round nice guy. Jude is 33, a hardened gig and festival goer, a Lecturer dabbling in IT, Literacy and German and a general all-round nice girl.

We met in 2004 over the internet and were married in Feb 2006. We've so far been to Japan, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Chile, Easter Island, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina not to mention a couple of locations in the UK and Germany but I guess it's just not enough! We loved New Zealand so much, we're leaving the grim old UK to try and settle there permanently - provided they let us back in!!

So, throwing caution to the wind we have sold everything (yes, EVERYTHING!) in readiness. We've sold our cars, house and virtually all our possessions and quit our jobs. With nothing more than a few boxes tucked away at a storage depot and just the contents of our packs to our names, phase 2 of our new lives is about to begin...

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By Inspirado
November 14th 2009

Drury Quarry Open Day Oceania

Open Day
It does exactly what it says on the shirt!

Every two years, the big quarry in Drury, South Auckland, opens its doors for a family fun day. After seeing the ad in the local paper which promised rides in big trucks, a giant sandpit and (mostly importantly) free ice-cream! Now there was an offer we simply couldn't pass up. The event began at 1.30pm and we rocked up a littler later at around 1.45pm. I hadn't been expecting it to be very popular - I mean it's just a day at a quarry - but there were hundreds of people already! We parked up and made our way to the [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
November 1st 2009

Just Gorge-ous Oceania » New Zealand

L&Jish
That's more lemonade than any bear could handle, Jish!

Some of you may remember that back in November last yeat and over Christmas, we were visited by my long lost school friend, Mia and her Canadian boyfriend, Isaac. That was when they first arrived in New Zealand about to embark on a year of travel and work. Incredibly, that year has now passed and Mia and Isaac are back with us to stay for a couple of weeks before heading back briefly to the UK and then on to Canada. As most of their time with us so far has been spent trying to sell their campervan and pack/unpack/repack a [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
October 25th 2009

Armageddon It Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Star Trekking!
Ok, these were just regular guys dressed up in Star Trek uniforms but I think I made their day asking for a photo!!

A few weeks back, Glynn and I enjoyed a brilliant day out at the Armgeddon Expo and I thought you might like to see some photos! Armageddon is basically a big event full of everything a geek could possibly ever want. For anyone into sci-fi, video gaming, graphic novels, cult TV and movies, Manga and cosplay, this was without doubt THE place to be! The expo ran over 3 days and we opted to go on Day 2 when we knew Seth Green, of Robot Chicken, Family Guy and Austin Powers fame, would be there to sign autographs. It was a [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
October 11th 2009

What a Load of Old Riff Raff Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Hamilton

Churstle
Is it a church or a castle?

The last couple of weeks have seen a sudden onset of cold, wet weather just when we were starting to think spring was finally on its way. Then suddenly this morning the sun came out to play! Not wanting to waste the opportunity, we jumped in the car and headed south to Hamilton, about 1.5 hours from Auckland. Hamilton is one of NZ's major cities but with a population of around 130,000 it is small enough to explore on foot. We started our walkabout with a quick pitstop to Subway to buy our lunch and then made our way to Lake [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
September 20th 2009

A Stroll along Clark's Beach - but not a superhero in sight! Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Little House on the Shoreline
Some sweet little holiday homes known as 'baches' line the shore at Clark's Beach.

One of the things I love most about living in New Zealand is having so much great scenery right on our doorstep. Even now after living here for almost 2 years, we are still finding new nooks and crannies to explore. Today we took a drive to pretty Clark's Beach, a small beach-side community made up primarily of baches (holiday homes), just a 30-minute drive away from home. It's been a long while since we were out exploring properly as winter, although not as harsh as back in the UK, has been pretty damn cold this year. Now that spring has [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
July 26th 2009

A Long Way to Home & Away Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Palm Beach

Manly Bay
Perfect skies mirror the perfect seas at Manly Bay.

With a head stuffed full of cold and a nose that refused to stop running, I had pretty much decided to not bother going out today, even though it's my last day in Sydney. Then, at around 11.00 am, my nan and Jeanie announced they were going for a walk from Manly to Shelley Beach and I was surprised to find I was actually starting to feel a little better by now and said I would join them. I popped on my trainers and headed out into the bright winter sunshine. My uncle Kev had said that if I was back [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
June 25th 2009

A Hazy Shade of Blue Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains
Just in case you needed proof that we really did make it to the Blue Mountains! That's my nan Betty on the left, Jeanie in the middle and me on the right :-)

At the tail end of yesterday, I was starting to come down with a cold and was dreading the fact that I might have swine flu - not because I'm scared of the virus but more the fact that I might not be allowed back into New Zealand! By this morning I was confident it was only a bad head cold but it really couldn't have come at a worse time as today we were heading off to the Blue Mountains. I made sure I packed an entire toilet roll to keep my runny nose at bay and set out determined [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
June 24th 2009

Lost in Translation Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour

Sydney Eye
It could almost be London. Almost but not quite.

Halfway through my stay in Sydney, I felt the urge to finally get out and into Sydney's central districts. My nan and her friend Jeanie had originally intended to tag along but the long Bondi to Coogee walk yesterday had left them wanting to rest up back in the Manly apartment instead. My uncle Kev kindly drove me into the city, right into the heart of Chinatown where I was on a mission from Glynn (not God) to track down a particular electronics store and pick up some goodies that are hard to come by and much more expensive in New [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
June 23rd 2009

A Cemetary by the Sea Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Bondi Beach

Bondi Babe
OK, not quite the beach yet but close enough to smell the sea!

Another day, another bright ray of sunshine to greet us. Last night we all stayed in Sharmilla's apartment in Bondi with the intention of walking the Bondi to Coogee coastal path. Sharmilla had stayed with my cousin Danny overnight and was die to meet us around 10.30am. I slept surprisingly well considering the grown-ups got the bedrooms and I was relegated to the couch and I was really looking forward to stretching my legs. Sharmilla rang to say whe would be a little late but that she was going to being her mum, Lydia, along which was a bonus and would [View Full Entry]

By Inspirado
June 22nd 2009

Where the Bloody Hell Am I? Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

Surf
Manly men on Manly Beach.

Where the bloody hell am I? Oh yeah, Sydney. Australia. On my own with no Glynn and a Jish in my pocket and a whole week off work! In case you're thinking I'm the world's worst wife for abandoning my husband, allow me explain. My nan, Betty, who is 82 has flown over to Sydney from the UK to for a holiday. She's staying with my aunt and uncle who are seasoned house-exchangers and have landed themselves a pad in the beachy suburb of Manly. I haven't seen my nan since we left England 1.5 years ago so I jumped at [View Full Entry]

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