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Kathryn

About Kathryn

Kathryn Hodgson was born in England in 1979. She has lived in the UK, Egypt, South Africa and New Zealand and is a trained scuba diving instructor and Great White shark safari guide. She is the author of No Damage (December 2014), the Managing Editor of The Scuba News New Zealand, a freelance writer, public speaker and co-founder of the marine conservation cause Friends for Sharks (August 2014). In 2015 she organised and completed a 10-month global speaking tour in aid of shark conservation: 87 events, 8 countries, 7000 people. www.kathrynhodgsonauthor.com http://nz.thescubanews.com www.friendsforsharks.com

Hold It!

Hold it…your breath that is.

Today I would like to share our favourite travelling game, The Breath Hold game. It is quite straightforward – you hold you breath whilst crossing any bridge. Simple and yet strangely addictive when you drive as many roads as we do.

We were introduced to this game by one of the employess […]

By |August 16th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Hold It!

Top 15 Alternative Places to Shout ‘View!’ in NZ

Our third guest article has been for Not Australia with our article Top 15 Alternative Places to Shout ‘View!’ in New Zealand. We really enjoyed revisiting our highlights of Aotearoa and it certainly reminded us of why we have applied for residency in New Zealand.

http://www.not-australia.co.nz/top-15-alternative-places-to-shout-view-in-new-zealand/

 

By |August 14th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Top 15 Alternative Places to Shout ‘View!’ in NZ

Highs, Lows and Campervan Laughter

We have been featured in nzmotorhol.com with our article Highs, Lows and Campervan Laughter. I hope you enjoy this insight into our six month tour of New Zealand with Wendekreisen Travel Ltd.

http://nzmotorhol.com/highs-lows-and-campervan-laughter.php

 

By |August 14th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Highs, Lows and Campervan Laughter

Poms Away!

I have been featured in ‘Poms Away! A British Immigrant’s View of New Zealand’ this week, with a guest blog post. Read on to find out what it is about living in New Zealand that has left a lasting impression with us. It won’t be the things you’d expect!

https://pomsawaydownunder.wordpress.com/2015/07/28/another-british-immigrants-view-of-new-zealand-a-guest-post-by-kathryn-hodgson/

 

 

By |July 28th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Poms Away!

Shark conservation & puppy love

Onwards we went from Wellington to Palmerston North and Napier, where we gave lectures for Massey University/Palmerston North City library, a Ryman’s retirement village and participated in a shark-themed day with Napier’s Earth Guardians. Whilst the events all went well, our week didn’t go especially smoothly as we were both struck down with a dreadful […]

By |July 23rd, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Shark conservation & puppy love

Windy Wellington

Wellington was our first destination on the North Island of New Zealand after a beautiful crossing of the Cook Strait, during which we saw a seal and also a whale. We were sad to be leaving the South Island behind but it is safe to say Wellington made quite the impression on us. At first […]

By |July 23rd, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Windy Wellington

50th event…Expect the unexpected!

We completed and celebrated our fiftieth shark conservation event this week by speaking at Charles Fleming Ryman’s retirement village in Waikenae, New Zealand. We had high hopes for this event and it was certainly memorable….but perhaps not for the reasons we expected it to be!

The residents at Ryman’s were all very welcoming but unfortunately the […]

By |July 7th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on 50th event…Expect the unexpected!

Introducing…Bertha!

It is with much gratitude and excitement that we would like to introduce you to our new campervan…Bertha!

We were sad to say goodbye to our Shark Mobile, who has accompanied us on many adventures in the South Island without complaint or mishap. We were also excited and very grateful for Wendekreisen Travel Ltd’s kind offer […]

By |June 30th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Introducing…Bertha!

Exploring the North of the South

After our busy schedule of events in Nelson, we decided it was time to take a week off and explore the remaining northern parts of the South Island that we had yet to visit. It is hard to believe that we have already spent three months travelling New Zealand and our week off was planned […]

By |June 30th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Exploring the North of the South

Less walking…more Ouch!!

After reaching Nelson and catching up on our office work, we managed to squeeze in a brief trip to Abel Tasman and Kahurangi National Parks. We had been planning on a weekend of hiking these national parks, famed for their coastal views and clear blue waters, but it didn’t quite go to plan…
We spent our […]

By |May 27th, 2015|Blog|Comments Off on Less walking…more Ouch!!