I don’t know if anyone is as in love with Bubble tea as I am. Bubble tea or Milk tea or iced tea has become a bit of a craze in New Zealand. Originating in Taiwan, it is brewed by using black tea, green tea, oolong tea or european flavours like chocolate, caramel or grape….
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Eating at home has it’s benefits; Day 4
Eating at home has it’s benefits. Not only do we save money, but I can unleash my pent up creativity on creating delicious dishes. It truly is the best therapy after spending most of my day buried in the recommended readings I have to do for university. But, the best part is sampling the dishes…
Day 2: Nana’s Rice Pudding
As a child I remember visiting my grandparents house every Sunday for lunch. My favourite dish was a “plastic” cheese and tomato sandwich with a decent sprinkle of salt, it always tasted better there, not like the mushy, soppy sandwiches I took to school. My Nana, Beryl is a fifth generation New Zealander. Her descendant…
Day 1: New Zealand’s Best Seared Venison
A lot of foreigners only know of Kiwis as the furry brown fruit they eat in their fruit salads. Did you know the origin of the name of fruit? Well it’s this cute little flightless bird, that is an endangered native of NZ: As a born and bred Aucklander, I have always been lucky to…
The Challenge: Round the World in 30 days – at home.
After spending three months travelling through Italy, Poland, Thailand and Vietnam, we came back to New Zealand, a little more relaxed and with a much lighter bank account. That’s when it hit me, we should start to save money to recoup some of our spending overseas. But – what was the best way to save…
Some things never change
After a long flight (10.5 hours), we arrived home in Auckland, New Zealand, to a chilly 11°. Zombie-like we walked off the plane to be greeted by the familiar sound of tuis and bellbirds chirping. It was good to be home, but as we drove along the familiar road from the airport to our home,…
Picturesque Phuket; Butterflies, Big Buddha and Baby Elephants
Phuket, the name itself is synonymous with beautiful beaches, relaxing by the pool, hot sun and natural wonder. The reality however is somewhat different. My trusty trip advisor was not so trusty here. Phuket has become a tourist mecca, innumerable hotels call out for your attention with their superficial signs and false promises of the…
Firenze for Foodies; Balsamic, Bolito and Biscotti
The light peeked through the window and splayed itself over our bed around 6.30am on Monday morning. This was more like it! Many of the travel blogs I had read about Italian weather in May had promised sunshine, now here it was, a welcome relief after Sunday’s thunderstorms. It was also perfect weather for our…
Ginga Musings 