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New Zealand Travel

How do you get work as a digital nomad?

Alice works for yourva.co.nz and sometimes I do too. Now, Your Virtual Assistant is a great little company, and Justine’s workforce is all completely digital. They do work on Auckland time, for Auckland clients, but the work can be done anywhere. In fact, she doesn’t have a central office. I rebuilt her website in 2011 […]

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New Zealand

Wellington you beauty!

Alice and I had a great time in Wellington yesterday – it was some work and some play, and the blue skies and warm temperatures made us giddy! We stayed at a Quest lodge with free internet, just up the hill from downtown on the Terrace. It’s called that because in certain sections it’s perched […]

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We made it to Wellington

We drove straight through and Alice booked our accommodation while we were driving so what teamwork! Huntly was, Huntly – and the drive through Waiuru and a little before was autumnal in the best sense of the word. And what road trip would be complete without a photo of the DEKA sign? Iconic New Zealand […]

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Kids New Zealand Travel

Phase 1 Complete!

We made it to the end of phase one. The kids are in Blenheim, we’ve packed up the house, the house inspection has been done, and now just getting to do a little computer work before heading off to dinner (since all we have to eat right now is marshmallows, chocolate and peanut butter). We’ve […]

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Kids Travel

A nod to Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss’s Four Hour Work Week helped shape this journey. I read the 4HWW in 2012 (late to the party I know) at Easter while we were staying in Blenheim. I remember thinking ‘Wow I can actually design my life and travel to amazing countries.’  Look at us now? We’re heading back to Blenheim at […]