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Sunday scenes from down under: Auckland Harbour Bridge

Posted on 23 December 2012 by in Art and architecture, New Zealand, Oceania with kids, Travel with children

Auckland Harbour Bridge has no walk or bicycle lanes, but there’s a bridge climb and, of course, a bungee jump. We’re in New Zealand, after all.

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The travel ABC of Sophie’s World

Posted on 22 January 2012 by in Argentina, Austria, Egypt, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Faroe Islands, Food and drink, India, Italy, Jordan, Lists, Louisiana, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Ukraine

Travel ABCs are all the rage in the travel blogging circuit these days. Fun idea! Here’s the travel ABC of Sophie’s World:

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How to rent a home in New Zealand

Posted on 22 March 2011 by in New Zealand, Oceania with kids, Show me how, Travel with children

After the Christchurch earthquake, the grassroots movement Blog4NZ was born, aiming to support New Zealand tourism after the earthquake. For 72 hours, travel bloggers from all over the world will tell stories about a country we love. Here’s one of mine: After I had my youngest daughter, I used the opportunity afforded by Norwegian family [...]

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Friedensreich Hundertwasser and his Toilet

Posted on 6 August 2010 by in Austria, New Zealand, Oceania with kids, Quirky corners, Travel with children

In Vienna, you may have seen the creative and colourful Hundertwasser House. You know, the one with no straight lines, where trees are incorporated into the house. Even the floors are wavy. As Hundertwasser said: “an uneven floor is a melody to the feet”. But did you know the famous, ahead-of-his-time eco-friendly Austrian architect lived [...]

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