hello gypsy friends,
i’m writing to you from beneath southern skies – back in my homeland of new zealand for the summer. i feel wildly alive here. with the sun beating down on my face, the heat searing my skin and turning it brown. i am grateful for the chance to explore more of my homeland and would love to share some of it with you.
(links are to a google map reference for those of you who want to see where the photographs were taken)
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swimming just after sunrise in the cool waters of nydia bay in the pelorous sound, there was nowhere else i wanted to be.
the tongariro crossing has been on my list for a long while.
this trip home i got to do this far-too-fantastic-for-words walk with my beloved and my mother-in-law.
rural air services.
finding solace in the wind.
this life-sized statue by max patte (an english sculptor) graces the wellington waterfront.
HB pencils
a fun sculpture, designed by daniel clifford, recently installed beside the river in wanganui
works end. i’d love to put a sign like this on the gate of my holiday home too – wouldn’t you?
the shack, nydia bay.
where we spent three days with friends, off-grid, to farewell 2010 and welcome 2011
sunset, owhiro bay
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leonie wise is a regular contributor to gypsy girls guide
Just wow!
Stunning photography! Just beautiful.
Breath-taking photographs! I will add New Zealand to my list of places I must someday visit.
- Lauren
Ladaisi Blog
Some of the most beautiful images I have ever seen! So happy that you shared.
WOW!!!!!!!! I LOVED this post. What a place to live! Enjoy paradise. :)
Leonie YES I want that sign for my front door! :)
Gorgeous pics and the pencil installation stole my heart xoxo
That photo of the Southern Coast still blows me away. I was so happy that night knowing there was a great sunset and you were out there capturing it!
Stunning!
B
Fab, fab, fab and wonderful pics. I’m a UK gal currently in NZ and loving it. I’ve just done the Tongariro Crossing, despite feeling too fat and unfit, was a wonderful experience and glad I went for it.