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Drexels Breakfast Resturant
As part of my Christchurch visit, Lisa was determined to take me to Drexels all-day-breakfast restaurant, providing an American-diner-like eating experience, going for big hearty meals and novelties like unlimited filter coffee. Drexels originally had two restaurants, one in the … Continue reading
Tagged american, christchurch, coffee, diner, drexels, food, opinions, travel, vegetarianism, wellington
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Matangi Trains
I was in Wellington the other week to catch up with friends and family and had the opportunity to catch the new Matangi trains out to Johnsonville – you might remember my previous trip out there featured the pre-WW2 relics, … Continue reading
Tagged johnsonville, trains, travel, wellington
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Up Mt Kaukau
When I was in Wellington last month I caught up with my good mate Tom (of #geekflat fame) and we decided to go for a wander up Mt Kaukau with Tom’s friend Nicola. I spent most of my years in … Continue reading
Tagged harbour, johnsonville, khandallah, mt kaukau, outdoors, tom, tower, travel, wellington
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Expressoholic
As much as I love a visit to a fine dining establishment such as Ti Kouka, sometimes it’s nice to just have somewhere you can go for a hearty laid back feed, coffee, beer and just enjoy some solid yet … Continue reading
Tagged cafe, cuba st, expressholic, food, opinions, vegetarian, wellington
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Ti Kouka Wellington
Whilst plotting my visit to Wellington this weekend, I naturally had to place Ti Kouka Cafe high up on the list (sadly they’ll be closed for the public holiday weekend, so I only have a short window to get my … Continue reading
Tagged cafe, coffee, food, katipo, opinions, ti kouka, wellington, willis st
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Johnsonville Train
I was in Wellington a week ago for several work projects and ended up on a train out to Johnsonville to help my good friend Tom with his wifi/cable modem issues at his new flat, now that #geekflat is over. … Continue reading
Tagged awesome, geek, johnsonville, matangi, silverstream, trains, travel, wellington
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Makara Walk
Whilst in Wellington for a weekend a few weeks ago, I went on a walk around Makara with my good friend Tom, only I got a little too distracted to blog it until now. Makara is a very small rural … Continue reading
Tagged cliffs, maraka, outdoors, tom, travel, walks, wellington, windmills, WW2
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Arthur’s on Cuba St Wellington
When I first moved into my flat in Wellington on Thompson St (the infamous #geekflat), the Wellington Bypass had already been completed, providing (depending on who you asked) an excellent improvement to Wellington’s roads or a major clusterfuck. I still … Continue reading
Tagged arthurs, bypass, cuba st, food, heritage, opinions, reviews, vegetarian, wellington
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Shaky Isles Auckland
Having tragically moved to Auckland I’ve been forced to hunt for new food places, which has been a bit harder than it should :-( There’s limited selection of food out where I live in Takapuna – about enough for one … Continue reading
Tagged auckland, britomart, coffee, food, opinions, review, shaky isles, vegetarian, wellington
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