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If I close my eyes, if I blink even for a second – it’ll be gone. That feeling of being…

“Don’t move!” – I shout.. or whisper? I whisper-shout to Alex, who basically did nothing but one very quiet step.…

We were invited to check out the newest addition to the lush Waikato festival scene – Feast Waikato, food festival like you’ve never seen before. For a whole weekend, there were degustations in local restaurants, food workshops, outdoor cinema that everyone was talking about and, of course, tours to private vineyards, breweries, cheese factories and other intriguing places that are normally close for public.

Tourism Bay of Plenty approached us with an amazing opportunity – to film video about the local waterfalls for an advertising campaign they are launching in Wellington. Need we even mention we have never visited all three waterfalls before? So, let’s explore them together!

Last year our dearest friend Sharna McElligott, owner of vegan cafe The Nourished Eatery, published her very own book. That makes me excited for many reasons and one of them is because Alex took all photos for this book!

Built in the late XIX century, Forgotten World Highway is the oldest heritage trail and one of the most scenic roads in New Zealand. This beautiful, remote and desolated route boasts incredible views, historical artefacts, colourful birds and friendly animals and is overall an amazing adventure for any nature lover.

Exploring new destinations makes our heart beat faster. But let’s be honest, no matter how beautiful, extraordinary and unusual is what we’re about to see, it’s not only the final destination that makes us happy and free. The road, the anticipation can be equally sweet and uplifting. Be it those precious hours on a plane, when you’re disconnected from the rest of the world and all you can think about is how you’ll land on an unknown territory in a few hours. Or a wonderful road trip with the warm wind in your hair, endless snacks in a car and your favourite music playing so loud you can’t even hear ourself singing.

Rachelle Duffy (founder of The Little Big Events) is one of those people doing incredible things for our community and our region. Weekend markets, annual festivals and even monthly magazine is what brings Tauranga to life. I first had a pleasure to talk to her about a year ago, while interviewing Rachelle for focus magazine. Though she just gave Birth to her second baby and was certainly extremely busy being a mum of a newborn, she found time for a long and very interesting phone talk. A year later, and we finally meet in person at the opening day of Our Place, new container village in Tauranga CBD, bringing old market favs and some new brands to the Downtown.

I won’t lie, I LOOOOOVE busy weekends – with deadlines, photoshoots, scheduling, going out with friends… With the bloody FOMO syndrome, this iGen curse, hamster wheeling every single day feels like the only way to survive and not to fall behind the crazy life speed. But as winter season calls for blankets, hot tea and books, sometimes it’s just too difficult to resist. And I think, we all deserve this quiet me-time at home, just relaxing and doing nothing. But how do you make sure you take the max out of these two days without the guilt of waisting your time?