Neuva Vida (new life) Yesterday seemed such a long time ago. We were spinning around, going from one activity to another, divesting ourselves of the unnecessary, packing up the necessary and then permanently moving into our new abode. Our moving apartment, parked and shining in our driveway like a precious stone caught by the glow of the sun as it sparkled, waiting in excited expectation for her owners to inhabit her.

THE TRAVEL TROTTERS ARE BACK This time we are travelling around all of New Zealand and hopefully after that to PERTH In 2024 we will be in our caravan, which we have named Nueva Vida, accompanied by our flash SUV an Isuzu MUX …but before we do, we need to get acquainted with caravan life. Our very first experience was on the 2 to the 4 November 2023 at Waitarere, and we stayed at Hydrabad Holiday Park where we chose a powered site. It was exciting and scar...

Travel Trotters - Part 2 This time we are heading on our great NZ adventure

Oh my goodness, the sands through the hours glass have almost slipped away. Has it really been six weeks since we started our adventure? Here we are with only hours remaining before we are back in New Zealand again. Shakespeare from Avon on Stratford (lol), wrote in Romeo & Juliet that 'parting is such sweet sorrow', and we feel that we may understand what he meant. We are saddened to be leaving our adventure behind us and our awesome UK family & frien...

We did it. We came to Blackpool and danced at The Tower Ballroom in our jeans and walking shoes. Did the cha cha cha, our waltz and the samba. We couldn't believe our eyes or our feet. Jimmy had today off so the plan was since it was such a fabulously sunny day we headed for the beach at Blackpool, a picnic lunch made, we were set and the hope we might get a glimpse at the ballroom there. First impression was The Tower, 2nd impression was the cheap accommodation...