Blog — carly backman

Paihia Secrets

I spent a total of twelve days in Paihia, which basically makes me an expert on the town, and therefore qualified to provide you with unsolicited travel advice. Here goes, my list of Paihia travel tips

Travel, New ZealandCarly BackmanMarch 3, 2017Paihia, Bay of Islands, Unsolicited Travel AdviceComment

In Love with a Taco

It’s Valentine’s Day in New Zealand and so it seems appropriate to dedicate a blog post to love, letting the world know that I have fallen in love. I am in love with a taco.

Food, New ZealandCarly BackmanFebruary 13, 2017Tacos, Love

One Ending and Another Beginning

Yesterday Mary hopped on her return flight to Seattle, and with that our 42 day adventure came to a close. But, as Semisonic aptly notes in their 1998 classic banger Closing Time, "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." And so begins my solo adventure!

Travel, New ZealandCarly BackmanFebruary 10, 2017Solo travel, Kiwi Experience, Paihia

The Wheels on the [Big Green] Bus Go Round and Round

I write this from the patio of an adorable AirBnb in Kaiteriteri on the South Island, with birds chirping in the surrounding trees and the faint crash of waves bringing in the evening tide in the distance. Mary and I have been keeping a mental list of good decisions we’ve made on this trip, and booking an AirBnb a week into our bus tour has jumped quickly to the #1 spot.

Travel, New ZealandCarly BackmanJanuary 17, 2017Kiwi Experience, New Zealand TravelComment

New Year, New Zealand

Hola and kia ora! Looks like we made it!Since this is my first official post on holacarly, I’ll back up and provide some context. For those of you just tuning in, I’ve just moved from my hometown of Seattle to New Zealand on the 12-month Working Holiday visa.

Carly BackmanJanuary 5, 2017

Testing 1, 2, 3...

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TravelCarly BackmanDecember 4, 2016test post, travelComment