Hannah & Ste Bossing New Zealand

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Hannah and Ste

This blog is all about our year living in New Zealand, from finding our feet and getting career relevant jobs to travelling the country and living out of a campervan for three months! - by Stephen Greig & Hannah Louise Jones

  1. North Island Driving Route, New Zealand

    by Ste

    This is part one of how we planned our travel route through New Zealand, starting with the North Island driving route; details of our South Island driving route will follow in part two! We started planning our North Island driving route a few months ago by picking out all of the main places we wanted […]

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  2. Never Felt So Far From Home

    by Ste

    Soppy shit generally isn’t my thing. But today, I make an exception. In the 7 months since I left the UK, my Nan was diagnosed, began to weaken and then suffered rapid deterioration before finally passing yesterday evening. Cancer can be so, so cruel. It’s something that you rarely consider when you think about travelling, […]

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  3. Hobbiton and our First Night in the Campervan

    by Hannah

    After weeks of putting it off due to me working most weekends, rainy days and searching for a campervan, we finally made the trip to Hobbiton and we are so glad we waited ’til we did! We packed up the campervan ready for our first night away in it, the weather was beautiful & sunny […]

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  4. Things to do in and around Auckland

    by Hannah

    First of all, make sure you sign up for GrabOne. You will receive daily emails packed with great offers for everything from holidays to frying pans… and tons for days out in Auckland! Arataki Visitors Centre Amazing views and massive ice creams. If you fancy a nice drive and a FREE day out, you should […]

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  5. The Inevitable Homesickness When Travelling

    by Hannah

    May and September – the months of homesickness! Whilst it’s all exciting packing up your stuff and heading off to a new country, it’s only natural to miss the surroundings and comforts of home life, from the place you used to live to friends and family! May – Back to Reality May was the month […]

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  6. Buying a Campervan to Travel New Zealand

    by Hannah

    We decided to start looking for a campervan in September with it still being cooler/just coming out of winter as you can get them quite a bit cheaper this time of year. We looked on Gumtree most days, visited car fairs and decided what the criteria was for the campervan we wanted. Due to wanting […]

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