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  • New Zealand,  Travel

    Managing Isolation

    30th August 2020 / No Comments

    The last stage of the airport exit process was for hotel allocation to find out where we would spend our managed isolation and the next 14 days. We were told…

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    Helen
  • India,  New Zealand,  Travel

    Out of India

    27th August 2020 / 1 Comment

    We arrived back in Auckland a few days ago and are currently holed up in one of the NZ government Managed Isolation facilities.  Thankfully the NZ government provides quite a…

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    Bryan
  • India,  Travel

    Abandon Ship!

    22nd August 2020 / 4 Comments

    We’ve been ‘stuck’ in India now for almost eight months – four months longer than we intended.  According to the “original plan” we should already have enjoyed May and June…

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    Bryan
  • India,  Sailing,  Travel

    Six Months In A Leaky Boat!

    17th August 2020 / 3 Comments

    I grew up thinking “monsoon” had a mysterious and exotic ring to it.  It’s true that in NZ we can experience a taste of “four seasons in one day”, but…

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    Bryan
  • India,  Travel

    Money Money Money!

    10th August 2020 / 2 Comments

    I’ve been brought up to treat money as a personal matter and so it feels a bit strange writing this blog.  But, since we get a lot of “I wish…

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    Bryan

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