Category Archives: Travel
Feijoa & hazelnut muffins
One of the things that I love most about moving to a new country is discovering new fruit and vegetables. I’ve spent the last six weeks enthusiastically discovering the feijoa, a fruit which is completely new to me. Feijoas aren’t actually … Continue reading
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Toothy’s Travels – Auckland: Auckland Zoo
You may not be too surprised to hear that I love zoos and aquariums. I basically just turn into a super-geeky big kid (because I totally act like an adult the rest of the time, ahem). So I didn’t hesitate … Continue reading
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Anzac Day
Today (the 25th of April) is Anzac Day, the New Zealand (and Australian) equivalent to Remembrance Day in the UK or the Armistice in France. 97 years ago today the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed in Gallipoli … Continue reading
Toothy’s Travels – Auckland: Volvo Ocean Race stopover
I have some exciting news: I finally have internet at home! Which means that posting no longer involves covert blogging from my desk in the lab (blogging covertly in the sense that all the text was written and photos edited … Continue reading
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What self-respecting parade isn’t complete without a nod to the Potato Famine?
Saturday was St Patrick’s Day – when a large proportion of the Western world pretends to be Irish (aside from those who actually are Irish, obviously), and most of the rest of the world probably spends the day being confused as to … Continue reading
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Toothy’s Travels – New Zealand: Kiwi quirks, eh!
I’ve been in New Zealand for about two and a half weeks now, and you might have been expecting lots of posts about all the really exciting things that I’ve done. Except that I haven’t really done a lot of … Continue reading
Toothy’s Travels – St Andrews: St Rule’s Tower
I briefly mentioned in my last post that I spent Friday and Saturday in St Andrews, which was my first trip back since the start of the academic year (the trip involving Kat’s killer whale birthday cake was still during the … Continue reading
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Toothy’s Travels – Ayrshire: Dumfries House
About ten days ago, my mum and I took advantage of Scotland’s surprise three-day summer (that’s right, at the end of September – about flipping time…) and decided to go visit Dumfries House, a stately home in East Ayrshire (in … Continue reading
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Toothy’s Travels – Edinburgh: The Virgin Money Fireworks Concert
Sunday evening saw the spectacular finale of the Edinburgh International Festival, in the form of the Virgin Money Fireworks Concert, which is a fantastic 45-minute firework display set to a live concert played by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. I don’t … Continue reading
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