Author: mrsmeganpete
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Where I’ve been and where to next…
There is this neat new feature on AirNZ – the travel mapper. You can map where you’ve been and it gives some ideas about where to go next (via AirNZ, obviously). I love seeing where I’ve been and figure out where to next. Over my summer holiday before heading back to work, I’m keen to…
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Rome – a classics nerd’s top 10
Rome is where my heart lies, when I go there I feel as my soul sings. Why? As a classics scholar it is the place that brings together almost all of my favourite sites and museums. Here I can imagine that I’m back in the age of the first emperor Augustus and that at any…
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“If adventures do not befall a lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad” – European Itinerary 2018
Jane Austen isn’t always the person I think of when I consider adventurous travel. Yet this quote from Austen’s Northanger Abbey (which I last read in my first year of university) resonates with me so deeply. Why do I travel? Why do I yearn to leave the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand to seek adventures…
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Being adventurous: Five new things on our upcoming Europe trip
We’re heading to Europe this week. The nature of our trip means that we are revisiting some cities that we’ve been too before. To keep things fresh and exciting, here are five things new to us this time. Lisbon Never been to Portugal 🇵🇹. We have two nights here. I’m looking forward to the nightlife…
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Air BnB – why wouldn’t you?
I’ve just wrapped up booking all of the accommodation for our month long trip to Europe. All bar one night is booked through Air BnB. And I’m chuffed. Not only do we have more space and greater useful amenities compared to a hotel (yip, I’m talking the all important coffee maker and washing machine) as…
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Oh Jerusalem!
Jerusalem- a divided city which throbs with history, co-habitation, and modernity. We spend but a few days here but found a city of contradictions. We were not on a religious pilgrimage but instead on a historic tour through the Middle East. This distinction seems important as, at times, I did feel like an outsider gawking…
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Three’s a crowd – booking through third party websites
I’m never quite sure whether I’m getting the deal of the century or getting duped when it comes to booking through third party sites. I don’t have extensive experience and tend to err on the side of caution when it comes to paying for travel. However, this is in contrast to my scheming mindset where…
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Dressing appropriately and respectfully when travelling
I’m a kiwi, summer attire for me is a summer dress, a hat, sunscreen and potentially some jandals (flip flops for the non-kiwi readers). So travelling through hot countries where I need to be mindful of religious an cultural norms can be a bit tricky. Here’s my go to list of essential, modest travel gear…
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Deserts of Jordan
Every now and again a country comes along and sweeps you off your feet; a rare occurence which indeed touches your soul. I’ve had it a few places – Italy, London, New York, Athens to name a few, and now Jordan. Jordan was best described to me by a local as a “quiet neighbour in…
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North Africa and the Eastern Med in three simple weeks – our itinerary
It seems as if we do our “big” trips from fair Aotearoa every even year and 2016 is no exception. On Friday Darryl and I are flying out from Auckland International Airport on Emirates to Casablanca for three packed weeks getting a taste for this part of the world by exploring six countries in three…
The Peterson Odyssey 