WW : Skyline Walkway at Karori, Wellington

Another weekend is coming and we are so ready to go outside again!

This time, we did not go far as in the back of our house, we have Skyline Walkway. It’s the walkway that goes through some parks and areas in Karori, the place where we live now. 

welcome to Skyline Walkway

So we decided to stroll around the hills, with its ups and downs, then headed to the bushes and the forest. The path can take us to Karori and Makara Park or to Mount Kaukau in Johnson Hill. 

The weather was nice and not too hot. That's what made us got carried away. What was planned to be a 30-minute walk turned out to be a 2-full-hour trekking around the path, the bushes and the forest near our home. Super exciting.

Along the way, we saw some people riding their mountain bikes and enjoyed the dirt downhill tracks. It was awesome to see them riding those wheels! And scary as well LOL. But my hubby can not wait to try once our bikes arrived in Wellington.

going up and down along the walkway

As we continue our walk, we finally arrived in Karori Park and took the Uber to go home. Well, we were super tired already and the idea of walking up the hills again to reach home is just way too much for amateur walkers like us.

Here are some more photos I took along the way.

So what do you think? Very enjoyable indeed right. I guess we will be more than happy to try other pathway around the area as apparently we have tons of them here.

Wishing you all healthy and beautiful days ahead.

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WW: Rimutaka Crossing Outlook, Wairarapa, New Zealand

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We spent one lovely weekend to stop by at Rimutaka Crossing, Wairarapa, New Zealand. 

Summer is on and we really are so excited to see more of this country. Rimutaka Crossing is a historical spot where the march of New Zealand Expenditionary Force infantry took place in 1915 - 1918, during the First World War. The military training camp was located in the nearby town called Featherston. Some place we can explore further as well.

As it is situated in the hilly parts of the area, it has amazing view as well.

It took us around one hour drive to reach this place from our home in Karori and since the day was nice and bright, we had a great walk. Once we arrived here, We parked our car and strolled around the area. We walked up along the path and we could tell that the paths have different routes and levels, some are long and quite strenuous. We took the short one and just had a brief climb to get a better view.

I love to see all these flowers

The path is not that difficult, so you can still walk around with the kids, although you are of course welcome to walk further across the hills. The path we took was not too steep but best to wear your comfortable shoes and the proper clothes that would be fit for the weather. We were lucky it was not that windy when we were out there.

I really enjoy the clean air, blue sky, beautiful flowers and some native plants we saw during our walk. The plants remind me of those in the dry or dessert areas. If we were lucky, we could meet a wallaby, a marsupial which is normally seen in the area. 

We definitely take a some pictures as you see above and I wish I brought my action camera to get more footage and photos. 

But we can always come back here next time, as it's located in the famous SH 2 highway taking us to various towns and spots in the area, including Greytown, Martinborough, Casterton and more. My husband and I have put quite a long list of places we plan to explore in North Island, including the one in Wairarapa region, where all these towns are mostly located. 

Some flowers are so pretty

I sincerely hope all is well and the pandemic is way more manageable in the future. Meanwhile, stay safe, happy and healthy, wherever you are.

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Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

Welcome to Wellington, NZ

January is going strong and we are indeed enjoying it!

Our first month in Wellington has surpassed and now we are welcoming the new year with so many work plans at the office as well as list of places to explore. We are super excited and hope the itineraries will be realized. New Zealand surely has so many incredible landscape to explore and we are overwhelmed with the list that we are preparing ourselves.

This week I visited Palmerston North as well, a 2-hour drive city famous for universities and educational institutions. We had a break at lovely Orlando Country 

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WW: Seroja Cafe and Indonesian Restaurant in Wellington

Missing food from home is no longer a problem for me and The Frakarsas. 

We have Seroja Cafe and Indonesian Restaurant in Wellington !

Located at the posh corner of the city of Wellington, the Waterfront area, Seroja Cafe is indeed a lovely place to enjoy Indonesian signature dishes, like rendang, bebek and ayam kremes, nasi goreng, batagor, tempe mendoan, ikan bakar or grilled fish and more.

Here are some food we managed to try while visiting this lovely place.

ayam kremes

Special ice tea!

The cafe is located at Clyde Quay Wharf Accessway East, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 and you can definitely check more info and delicious menu at www.serojacafe.nz

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WW: Highlights of 3-Day Visits to Christchurch, New Zealand

 Christchurch is such a wonderful city.

We had spent 7 days there during the quarantine as we entered New Zealand, but then as I have shared before, we didn't get the chance to see the city as we were directly ushered to the airport o continue our journey to Wellington.

Nevertheless, I must be very lucky as in the next 2 weeks afterwards, I flew back to this city and get a chance to actually enjoy it.

Although it was raining cats and dogs, literally for the whole 3 days during my visit, but it was still wonderful.

Here are some of the highlights of 3-Day visits to Christchurch, New Zealand. I will certainly share more details at the later stage but now, check out some of these photos I took here and there.

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