If you missed part one about sailing in the Bay of Islands, check it out here. Monday morning, the start of Christmas week, dawned bright and early with us moving anchorages to the other side of Mimiwhangata Bay, to a spot later populated by several fishing boats. The night before, during our solstice-party planning party,…
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a brush with spontaneity: sailing to the bay of islands, part one
*also known as the adventures of Kiwi Rob and Papito* Many of you know that I recently spent some time in the Bay of Islands, but what you don’t know is that it tested every ounce of my spontaneous yearnings and made me realise that I may not be as spontaneous as I’d imagined myself…
the dark side of solo travel: travelling with depression
*This may bother some people, so please skip if you think what I say about travelling with depression will make you feel a) uncomfortable, b) guilty, or c) angry. I have no desire am too tired to argue with you. I cannot write this for the tears that are streaming down my face. I’ve spent…
to everyone who is jealous of my travels: find your passion
When I was seventeen, I took my first international trip by myself. Never mind that it was a trip with forty other classmates and we were going to Guatemala for a mission trip. It was my first time away without my family and it was so exciting. I didn’t find my passion on that trip….
this is no holiday: working and travelling digital nomad
Lovely readers, family, friends, world… I am not on a holiday. It might look like it to you when you see what I put up on social media but you don’t see the other side of it. I am a working and travelling digital nomad, not a beach bum (although I do sometimes joke about…
get to know the girl with the map tattoo
Welcome to my new blog! If you’re here for the first time – so happy to meet you! If you’re a regular visitor – welcome back! And if you put up with my serious mess of themes and coding last week, I’m sorry but I’m glad to see you. Get to know the Girl With…
best of … 2016
Wow – it’s already 2017, and I can’t believe how fast 2016 went! What a year for The Girl With the Map Tattoo. I spent the entire year exploring New Zealand from literally top to bottom. I gained hundreds of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter followers, grew my blog readership, and even made the jump from…
new zealand: a year in review
It seems like only yesterday that I landed at Wellington airport, a bright eyed traveller with dreams bigger than Stewart Island, ready for a year in New Zealand. I was picked up by my new flatmate, and his dog, and thus began a new life in a new city, a new country, over halfway around…
an open letter to new zealand
this is the hardest post I’ve ever had to write Dear New Zealand, I’m getting on a plane soon, and unlike Rachel, I can’t get off. My god, how badly I want to be able to get off that plane. How do I begin writing about you? Thank you for being spectacular. Thank you for…
32 things i’ve learned while travelling
Travel teaches you all sorts of life lessons. Fellow nomads come into your life for a hot minute to teach you something, and sometimes they stay and other times they go. I’ve learned a lot about myself while travelling but I have also learned a lot about life. Life is messy, complicated, and weird sometimes….