After signing a lease and securing a flat in Wellington, we sat in the realty office chatting with our property managers before catching a bus to Hawke's Bay. "You must check out Napier if you are going to Hawke's Bay," says our property manager Keith with adamant enthusiasm. Another employee who was eavesdropping on our conversation peeks his … Continue reading The Art Deco Capital of the World
For our introduction to New Zealand, we didn't want to head straight to the cities, but instead wanted to check out life in the more rural regions first. We decided to volunteer on a small, family-owned vineyard in Hawke's Bay--New Zealand's second biggest wine region. We contacted the family online through Workaway and took a mutual … Continue reading Working at Akarangi: 5 Days on a Vineyard in New Zealand
