Category Archives: Travel

Sunset Dinner

Posted on February 22, 2026 by If It Was Today

We had dinner booked with friends, but other than that, our day was open. We decided to check out the farmer’s market in Kerikeri. Most of the stands were closing up when we arrived, but we found one with ripe … Continue reading →

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Paihia

Posted on February 21, 2026 by If It Was Today

The place we stayed in Warkworth was a lovely little cottage with something very unusual in New Zealand. Late checkout. It was a lovely location, with a full breakfast delivered directly to the cottage, so we ate a leisurely breakfast, … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened…

Posted on February 20, 2026 by If It Was Today

A few years ago, our credit card was hacked just as we were preparing to depart on a trip. Everything was sorted, after a brief panic, but ever since I’ve been a little paranoid about such things. Every day I … Continue reading →

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Hamilton Gardens

Posted on February 19, 2026 by If It Was Today

Jan has been interested in visiting Hamilton Gardens since our first trip to New Zealand, but we’ve never managed to fit it in. So this year we made a point to included Hamilton in our itinerary. In preparation for our … Continue reading →

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Hobbiton

Posted on February 18, 2026 by If It Was Today

This is our third visit to New Zealand, and we decided that we really shouldn’t put off a visit to Hobbiton any longer. It is, after all, one of the things that many people associate with New Zealand. Only one … Continue reading →

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Another Travel Day

Posted on February 17, 2026 by If It Was Today

Today we drove from Whitianga to Hamilton. It was a relatively modest drive, so we had time for a bit of a side quest. On our Cathedral Cove tour, we spotted something we thought was worth a closer look. Our … Continue reading →

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Midway

Posted on February 16, 2026 by If It Was Today

We were enjoying out breakfast and coffee (flat white, of course) taking our usual slow start to the day. The patio doors were wide open and the sun was shining outside. I turned to Jan … “our trip is half … Continue reading →

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Cathedral Cove

Posted on February 15, 2026 by If It Was Today

One of the things we really wanted to do on this visit to Whitianga was to take a boat tour to Cathedral Cove. Fortunately we didn’t book the tour for yesterday – it would have been very wet. Today was … Continue reading →

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This is More Like It!

Posted on February 14, 2026 by If It Was Today

I’m not sure if this is someone’s message to their valentine, or to New Zealand. Either one works!

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Enough Already!

Posted on February 14, 2026 by If It Was Today

Yesterday’s forecast was for periods of heavy rain, but what we actually had was more like a light drizzle off and on throughout the day. We still took it easy, going for a short walk to check out the beach, … Continue reading →

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