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So what's all this about then?

Hello, we are the Rays, Craig, Rachel and Myles our son. In September 2007 we started out on a trip / holiday of discovery to travel through New Zealand in order to find out more about the country, the people and its culture. After spending all our lives in the UK we are eager to find out if our lives could be better in another country? Is New Zealand somewhere we could emigrate to - we will endeavor to find this out along the way, and will record our thoughts and feelings of New Zealand and what we think it has to offer.

In the process of putting this blog together we have decided also to try and bring together lots of information on the different regions, towns and cities of New Zealand. Information on immigration, travel, places to stay etc. We also plan to produce a weekly podcast featuring some of the people we meet on our travels. All of this, in the hope that this site will become a valuable resource for others to find out more about New Zealand.

We booked our flights - made the trip of a lifetime and gathered our thoughts, feelings, photos and videos. Feel free to travel along with us!

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What precious and fun memories to hold on tight to till the next time. Can't believe you captured all that on film! It was lovely to meet your Mum whilst she was here and so pleased you got to share so many special moments together."
- Sarah

I need to get Craig round to give Dan some lessons! Awesome work on the planter box, which is no doubt over flowing with goodies by now - yummy!"
- Sarah

One of your best Craig! Anna and Myles are gorgeous together and look to be very good friends. What a fabulous piece of footage, to beautiful music and that view is always breathtaking."
- Sarah

Hiya Jude - Awww great to hear your news, we are loving NZ so much and hope this blog will let people know what we are up to! - Time flies so fast - hope your all well over there too - Rx"
- Rach

Congrats on the move abroad. Thought you might like to hear my news - I've got a little girl 16 months old (not much younger than Mike's)"
- Jude

Loved the video matey....Very Hendrix! Myles is a cool dude. Everyone looks so happy and chilled. Liked the old guy in the hat towards the end too! Keep up the good work x"
- Liam & Tracey

Hiya Lys Awww...thx for lovely comments and congrats to u matey - we'll see you all next June hey! - Rx"
- Rach

Gorgeous, gorgeous filming Craig....you make life down there look idyllic. Sooo frustrating to watch them though as our broadband is soooo slow. Serves us right for living in the middle of nowhere. When is the best time for me to ring you??? and what's your number...not sure our skype will cope."
- Lys

Useful things we travel with...

Chariot Carrier

Myles's chariot! What a fantastic piece of kit. Bought this in the US after seeing it in Canada. It's a stroller, an off road buggy with suspension, a cycle trailer and you can even put skis on it! Wouldn't go anywhere without it - You can find out more and see it in action here

Our Travel Insurance

Used World Nomads for our annual policy for quite a while - They were recommended by Lonely Planet and Rob (Our global traveling friend!) also uses them - Good enough for him then it's good enough for us! Not sure if they are the cheapest but you do get what you pay for.
Get a quote online

Canon Camera

We use a Canon Ixus camera for all the photos and videos on the site. The size and quality is unbeatable - a great traveling stills and video camera in one! We got ours from Amazon because of their good returns policy and the online reviews from other users-Amazon reviews on this camera

Car Hire Worldwide

We've used loads of car hire companies over the years and we keep on coming back to auto-europe. They are usually the cheapest worldwide and the price includes all insurance / CDW etc,
www.auto-europe.com

Leatherman Wave

Brilliant multi-tool. Built like a tank and small enough to fit anywhere. Wouldn't leave home without it - Got us out of a few 'sticky' situations.
We got ours from Ready To leave.com

Welcome!

Kia ora! This site started as a log of our travels around New Zealand in search of a new life for the three of us - but has turned into so much more. From the end of May there will be a forum where you can ask questions about life in NZ, regular podcasts starting with episode one from the New Zealand Expo in London UK and even the ability to start your own blog complete with sideshows and much more.

Until then follow our personal blog as I leave for Wellington from the UK for the 2nd time in the last 6 months or follow our journey from the very beginning!

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