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Eco-Exchange Week 13

Posted on July 1, 2017 by

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Regular bulbs to LED bulbs  When considering this week’s topic I thought, “I’m pretty sure I already have energy saving light bulbs.” I then had a look around the house to confirm. Yes some of the bulbs are LED but actually there’s a few…

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Eco-Exchange Week 12

Posted on June 24, 2017 by

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New household products to recycled products Whilst making a journey towards greener living we’ve found that we reflect on everything we buy. From picking up loose vegetable rather than plastic ones to changing the products we use which you can see across previous articles….

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Eco-exchange Week 10

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

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Careless travelling to careful travelling As the holiday season approaches this week we’re looking at ways you can travel more mindfully of the environment. This is a vast topic so we’ve made it simple; here’s our ten tips for reducing your impact of the…

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Earth Day: 10 Acts of Green

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

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This Saturday 22nd April is Earth Day, a day in which we need to take action to fight climate change and appreciate the beauty of our planet. The official Earth Day Newtork set out to help make 1 billion acts of green when it started out. It has been…

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Kaikoura Peninsula on a lovely sunny afternoon ☀️ . . . #Canterbury #kaikoura #kaikouranz #nzsummer #livenewzealand #cliffs #peninsula #seabirds #littlegirl #exploring #familydaysout #getout #getthemoutside #canterbury #nzmustdo
Godley head bleak yet beautiful. Looking forward to the sunshine making a return. The weather has had a decidedly British feel the past few weeks which the locals assure us is not normal! . . #wherehasthesungone #nzliving #christchurch #sumner #cabinfever #wetwalk #seaside #cliffedge #godleyhead #britsinnz #britishweatherinnz #rainraingoaway #timetogetout
Reminiscing to the sunshine last week- it’s not stopped raining the past couple of days. Whizzing around on the new @limescootersnz along the esplanade was great fun. They go pretty fast! . . . #surfgirl #ocean #surf #surfing #scootingnotsurfingtoday #scooter #motherdaughter #inspiration #sumnerbeach #nzlife #surfbeach #sumner #waves #daughter #outsideisfree #getthemoutside #nznustdo #wherehasthesungone #limescooter
Throw back to learning the art of poi from the talented @tulaasi in Queenstown last week. We’ve been exploring more of the South Island over the past 3 weeks whilst my mum @jarabaldwin was visiting from the UK. We’ve also really enjoyed showing her some of our favourite spots such as the lively Queenstown. It’s hard living so far from family but I can honestly say we’ve had more quality time with my mum over the past three weeks than we’ve probably had in the past three years. We’ve really made the most of it and it has been marvellous. There will be more photos to follow! . . . #queenstown #nanatime #mummydaughter #southislandnz #views #mountainair #getoutside #takemoreadventure #takemoreadventures #adventure #nz #newzealand #livingabroad #livingawayfromhome #getthemoutside #nzmustdo #epic #thisisanadventure #travelblog #microblog #whanau #whanautime #roadtrionz
Peaking over the brow of Baldwin Street. In Dunedin lives Baldwin Street, which is officially the world’s steepest. So we decided to stay in a BnB on it! Plus, Katey’s maiden name is Baldwin so we couldn’t pass it up! . . . . #baldwinstreetdunedin #baldwinstreet #worldssteepest #dunedin
↟ Road trip Day 5 ↟ Te Anau and Manapouri We have reached Te Anau and Manapouri. It was a 2.5 hour drive from Queenstown. Te Anau is the town for amenities and trips. Our accommodation is in Manapouri. It rains here for 280 days of the year and today is no different. Luckily it held off yesterday and we had a lot of fun on a boat trip across Lake Te Anau to see the glow worm caves. It was fascinating going into the caves to see the bright green glowing dots in the cave ceiling. (No photos allowed). Note - do not wear shorts like Rick did as the female sand flies love a bit of blood and will extract it from you immediately after getting off the boat. The guides and staff on the boat and in the caves are lovely, the time in the caves is about 35 mins - just long enough for kids, the trip in total is 2 hours including a brew and a talk at the cabin near the caves. @realjourneys The boat trip provides dramatic landscapes and lake-scapes (?) of the mountains. We then spent time on Fraser’s Beach which is a 1 minute walk from the accommodation. Again, dramatic landscapes and fun searching for fancy stones. . . . . #teanau #lake #boatrip #lakeviews #views #mountains #mountainair #getoutside #takemoreadventure #takemoreadventures #adventure #nz #newzealand #views #stunning #getthemoutside #nzmustdo #thisisanadventure #glowworms #travelblog #microblog #southland #southlandNZ #dramaticviews #manapouri #lakemanapouri #fiordland #frasersbeach