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Earthquake in New Zealand

As some of you know, a 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, with the effects felt throughout the South Island and in some southern parts of the North Island.  I’ve gotten several emails from people checking on us, so I thought I’d do a quick post to let people know that we’re OK!  We live [...]

Posted 04 September 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: ,

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... § Auckland § New Zealand § Photos § Reviews § Travel § Waiheke Island § Wine ‡ Comments (14) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

September = Spring in New Zealand, Plus a New Stylist

I am so happy that it’s Spring over here!  I know that many of my friends back in the States are lamenting the end of summer {or rejoicing in the upcoming coolness of Fall}, but I cannot tell you how nice it is to be able to walk to work and see the sun coming [...]

Posted 02 September 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (9) ° Also 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... § Auckland § New Zealand § Shopping § Travel § traveling ‡ Comments (7) ° Also 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... § Auckland § New Zealand § Photos § Pictures § Shopping ‡ Comments (11) ° Also 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... § Auckland § Food § Restaurants § Reviews ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

On Public Transportation

I have an irrational fear of public transportation. I don’t have any qualms about riding trains or subways – I’ve done that before in Boston, in NYC, in Chicago… it’s just buses that freak me out.  I haven’t regularly ridden a bus since the early days of grade school when I had to trudge down [...]

Posted 04 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Fears § New Zealand § Public Transportation § Travel ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

New Zealand – Adventure Tourism

Check out this National Graphic video clip about “adventure tourism” in New Zealand.  In case you didn’t know, New Zealand is where bungy-jumping was invented, and they have all sorts of crazy, adrenaline filled activities out here.  Considering the fact that I’m scared to death of heights and don’t even like to go down some [...]

Posted 03 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand § Travel § Video § traveling ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Menu Monday!

Hello, my lovely readers :-)  I hope that you all had a great weekend! Here’s what’s on our plates this week… Monday Paula Deen’s Broccoli Casserole – I like many of Paula Deen’s recipes {Perfectly Imperfect, don’t hate me!}.  And I was feeling the need for some Southern Cooking this week, so this menu relies [...]

Posted 02 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Cooking § Food § Menu Monday § Recipes § Restaurants ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Mini Vacation to Waiheke Island

I’ve got my work schedule for the next few weeks, and the great news is that I have a couple of days off during Chris’ university’s mid-semester break.  Soooooo… I decided to plan a mini-vacation!  It’s time we did a bit more exploring in our new country, don’t you think?  I do! So, where are [...]

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Posted 23 July 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § New Zealand § Travel § Vacation § traveling ‡ Comments (12) ° Also tagged: , ,