A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
OK so my Dad isn’t a hobbit as such (although he is short and hairy) but he is technically from Hobbiton. Matamata, New Zealand that is, or the home of the set of Hobbiton. Matamata was just a small Waikato farming town with nothing really special about it when my Dad was growing up here, […] Read more…
Back in Easter this year we headed to the Grampians National Park for a hiking and camping getaway with friends from Melbourne. After a big night on the tiles in some of Melbourne’s trendy bars, we were feeling a tad (VERY) rough when we loaded up the car and set off on the 3 ½ […] Read more…
Since moving back to Sydney in January, I have been busy exploring the city and the surrounding area as much as possible. After barely leaving the city when I last lived in Sydney nearly 10 years ago, mainly due to laziness, I resolved to make more of an effort this time around. With my Dad […] Read more…
Moving to Sydney mid-January this year, I knew that it wasn’t a great time to be starting the job hunt. Still being school holidays and only a couple of weeks out from Christmas, there were still a lot of people on holiday. So I decided to go on holiday too. If you can’t beat ‘em, […] Read more…
I didn’t fully appreciate my three months back home in New Zealand at the end of last year. While it was great to see my family and friends again after travelling through the Americas for over a year, I was in a haze of post-trip depression and found it hard to re-adjust to a life […] Read more…
Last week it was National Reconciliation Week in Australia. The week is a time for all Australians to learn about their shared histories and cultures and to learn how to become involved in the reconciliation effort. The timing of this week is significant as it marks two important dates in Australia’s history and the history […] Read more…
When Trav and I decided to move to Sydney after our big trip through the Americas in 2013, we were asked by numerous people ‘Why Sydney?’ Melbourne and Perth appear to be the cities of choice for lots of Kiwis moving to Australia at the moment, and I can definitely see the appeal of the […] Read more…