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Waiheke Island

Chris and I finally took our trip to Waiheke Island.  Rather than making an overnight of it, we decided to just go for the day and save the extended trip for another time. We started out by walking to the Auckland Ferry Building.  We purchased our tickets and waited for the ferry to arrive. We [...]

Posted 03 September 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand § Photos § Reviews § Travel § Waiheke Island § Wine ‡ Comments (16) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Beautiful Winter Gardens

Hello, my lovely readers!  Hope you’re having a fabulous day :-) Today, I’m going to share some photos that I took while touring the Winter Gardens in Auckland Domain with my friend B and her two daughters, S and Z. The Winter Gardens are located within Auckland’s largest park – the Auckland Domain.  It’s about [...]

Posted 19 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland Domain § New Zealand ‡ Comments (10) ° Tagged: , , ,

Shopping at “The Vault”

One of my favorite stores in Auckland is “The Vault”, a design home-store located on High Street. Other than this sign, there isn’t much to indicate that there’s a store here!  This is the shop window… It’s definitely tucked in there!  This is the entry way.  You truly feel as though you’re walking down into [...]

Posted 13 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand § Shopping ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Continuing with our Rainy Day Shopping…

I’m glad that you guys enjoyed seeing the photos from yesterday’s post!  Sometimes, I wonder if people are all that interested in knowing what life is like in Auckland, New Zealand.  Posting pictures of my shopping excursion in the rain seems a little silly, but I know that a big reason why I read other [...]

Posted 11 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand § Shopping § Travel § traveling ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Shopping in the Rain… Complete with Photos

It’s a rare thing for me to post a photo of myself on this blog!  But, I decided that I should show you what I look like when I’m all kitted out to go walking in the Auckland winter rain… Gosh, my hair’s getting long!  And please, pay no mind to the bedroom – we’re [...]

Posted 10 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand § Photos § Pictures § Shopping ‡ Comments (11) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

Father Ted’s Irish Pub

Hello, my lovely readers!  We went out to dinner a little while back with our friends K + E, and we chose Father Ted’s Irish Pub in downtown Auckland. Image via Whenever I walked by it was always full of people, which I take to be a good sign.  Plus, we had a $40 gift [...]

Posted 05 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Food § Restaurants § Reviews ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

A mild, utterly unserious, and completely non-contagious case of homesickness blues

I miss Target And while we’re at it, I miss Walmart, Meijer, Sam’s Club, and Costco I miss being able to buy a new-release paperback book off the shelf for less than $40.00 {thank goodness for my Kindle!} I miss Trader Joe’s and Penzeys Spices I miss my SUV I miss cheap gasoline I miss [...]

Posted 28 July 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § America § Moving § New Zealand § USA ‡ Comments (14) ° Tagged: ,

Sunny Saturday Photos

Three views from our windows… Mid-morning sunshine that warms up the living room (L – R: Vero Centre, Lumley Centre, and the park) A view of the park across the road Our “view” of the Sky Tower – tallest structure in NZ & the Southern Hemisphere Okay, so that last “view” isn’t all that great, [...]

Posted 03 July 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Mornings § New Zealand § Photos § Pictures § Sun ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

New York Pizza in New Zealand

Hello, my lovely readers!  Hope y’all are having a great week thus far.  Ours has been busy, but that’s a post for another day. We had some friends over for dinner this week.  The apartment is still pretty barren, but in this case it was a good thing.  Our friends have a little one who [...]

Posted 24 June 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland Dining § Food § New Zealand § Pizza § Restaurants § Reviews ‡ Comments (12) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

Furniture Photos

I went back and forth about posting photos of our new furniture before the rest of our gear had arrived.  I wanted to show you the “finished” look, but I decided to go ahead and share them.  I’ll do an “after” post once the rest of our belongings get here from the States, and it’ll [...]

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Posted 22 June 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Apartments § Furniture § Moving § New Zealand ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: ,