I’m going on an adventure!
– Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit
Covid Ate My Homework
It's been a year. If we say nothing else of 2020, we can at least say that: it's been a ...
Cursed Child Tickets Arrived!
My tickets for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child arrived today! asdfghj BEYOND EXCITED for this omg. I can hardly ...
Where does the time go…?
It feels like only yesterday I was letting you all know about my upcoming roadtrip around the Northern Territory of ...
Weta Airport
Welcome to "Weta" Airport, Wellington, New Zealand the very middle of Middle Earth! Wellington Airport has to be one of ...
Hello Australia
It's been around five weeks since I left New Zealand, since I left my home and my 'family' in Wellington, and crossed ...
Goodbye Wellington
March has been one helluva crazy month for me! Not only did I successfully publish my debut novel, but I ...
Wild Wellington Full Day Tour – Part One
As my time in New Zealand is quickly drawing to a close and I'm beginning to realise that there's still so ...
I used to be a backpacker… honest!
I left the UK in April 2014, to commence what I though would only be a year spent backpacking around New ...
Rivendell Archway Opening
"It's a big house this, and very peculiar. Always a bit more to discover, and no knowing what you'll find ...
Cicadas; or, the horror movie chorus
This summer has seen the emergence of the cicadas here in Wellington, New Zealand. In particular the Amphipsalta Zelandica, which ...
North Island
I started this travel blog in January 2016, but have been travelling around New Zealand since April 2014! As you ...
Middle Earth
Gi nathlam hí! My name is Carmen-Shea, and I'll be your tour guide through Middle Earth today! I came to New ...
Taupo Skydive
Skydiving is one of those things most people have on their 'Bucket List' but which they never really plan or ...
Top 5 things to do OUTSIDE of Auckland
One of the great things about Auckland (yes, there are actually some great things about the city, despite my opinion of ...
Bay of Islands: Arriving in Paihia
I lasted a week in Auckland after arriving in New Zealand before managing to convince my travel companion to book ...
Top 5 things to do IN Auckland
You might have found my previous post on Auckland a bit harsh, but a girl can't love every place she visits! ...
Auckland: a city of shine & grime
"This Dwarf on loan from Middle Earth" - by Weta Workshops @ Auckland Airport, International Arrivals This was the first ...
Early New Years resolution!
I left the UK in April 2014 to go backpacking around New Zealand, with the promise to keep everyone updated ...