Let's go! Leg one of three on my way to Aotearoa New Zealand is a 12-hour overnight from Helsinki to Singapore.

Going to tag my travel posts with #Samventures, if you want to follow along (or hide them)

The Moomin Cafe was closed, which is frankly homophobic. #Samventures
Made it to Singapore! Quite a short transfer, fingers crossed my suitcase makes it. #Samventures
I'm in Sydney! Just a layover this time, will spend a couple days here on the way home. #Samventures
Good morning from #Auckland! #Samventures

Auckland skyline from Waitematā Harbour

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A little wonky #ink #FountainPen sketch of #SkyTower in #Auckland, #AotearoaNZ from my travel journal

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Sun-soaked #Waiheke Island! A fantastic way to spend a day. Batch Winery was a definite highlight, both for the views and the wines.

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#Hobbiton! Very picturesque, but quite busy. Our tour guide happened to be American with intense Theatre Kid Disney Adult energy, which probably contributed to it feeling a little touristy. Still worth it though. The cafe was unexpectedly both tasty and reasonably priced.

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@prologi We were there in November. Magical place. Did you spot the fake tree? Husband saw it straight away.
@MKRod I spotted it once they mentioned there was a fake tree. πŸ˜„