Sitting in the Christchurch airport we thought we’d put together a list of some of our favorite things about New Zealand. Here they are in no particular order:
Laid back attitude toward life (or so it seems from the Kiwis we met)
Roundabouts in place of traffic lights (we didn’t stop at a single light for a weeklong stretch of driving)
Absence of freeways (we passed through towns instead of passing around them)
Dramatic diversity of landscapes in such a small space
New Zealand-speak: for example, brekkie (breakfast), trundler (shopping cart), cheers! (said on just about any occasion), sweet! (see “cheers”)
Maori haka, language, and art
Fern trees
Ubiquitous dual-flush toilets (so eco-friendly!)
Footwear not required (more to Philip’s liking than Andy’s)
And last but not least, any combination of the four food groups can be eaten in the form of a pie.
~Andy and Philip
Sounds like you had an ideal time! xoxo
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