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@leezinsydney Ай бұрын
Hi, we are planning to go to queenstown nz soon and i have watched your videos of the 3 hotels you have stayed in. I wonder which one of them is the best? we have booked at crowne plaza but thinking of changing it to holiday inn express as its cheaper and newer. which one do you recommend? TIA
@TheAbbottAbode Ай бұрын
I actually think that the Holiday Inn Express is newer and more comfortable but the location of the Crowne Plaza is more central!
@leezinsydney Ай бұрын
@TheAbbottAbode Thank you!
@nhungnguyenbonmua Ай бұрын
I like to live in NZ
@KongMeliong Ай бұрын
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@tishmay1 2 ай бұрын
Did u manage to get the mountain buggy luggage into overhead compartment may i ask?
@romrorm 2 ай бұрын
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@1rohitthakur 2 ай бұрын
Oooh very sad to see such a bad condition of an apple orchard.. Pre defoliation made it happen.. Be it bad taste or poor apple quality all is seen in this orchard.😢
@benjose9409 2 ай бұрын
I would love to have seedlings. Kindly hook me up
@brycytvph 2 ай бұрын
Wow so many apples..
@harlemkereopa-barrett193 2 ай бұрын
I use too live here as a child and this gives back so much memories
@debbiehamilton5875 3 ай бұрын
I've eaten them since my childhood in Lynwood , California. Soo yummy 😋
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Cool! do they call them feijoas in California, too?
@mrpaisleyshirt 3 ай бұрын
Bet all the other animals are jealous of the chimpanzees, with their million dollar city views. Shame about the kiwi house.... I thought we going in.
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
They definitely have the best view! The kiwi house was super dark!
@fnd_r3 3 ай бұрын
Such a nice hotel! And it’s seems like a very quiet place
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Yeah, it wasn't too busy. Though their restaurant was a little pricy.
@thelmasumintaaquino1098 3 ай бұрын
Lots of apple
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Yes, lots of apples! :)
@mrpaisleyshirt 3 ай бұрын
Hey that looked really tasty. I remember watching the other one you did, in fact I quite enjoy all your cooking themed videos. Teddy is doing well with his fork handling skills 😊
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! I think the other Matariki meal turned out better. I couldn't find watercress this time around.
@mrpaisleyshirt 3 ай бұрын
@@TheAbbottAbode Yes I was thinking maybe some greens would have been nice with it, but it was still great though. Silverbeet is easy to grow, have you considered planting anything like that ?
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
@@mrpaisleyshirt We do have some silverbeet growing!
@mrpaisleyshirt 3 ай бұрын
@@TheAbbottAbode Great :)
@jugnoothelight8662 3 ай бұрын
nice sharing so cute kid beautiful video
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@mrpaisleyshirt 3 ай бұрын
Phew, I'm glad you eventually did get to see some actual living creatures. So many places these days seem to have more inanimate displays than live ones. I did enjoy the Kiwi house experience though 🤫 😉even if we didn't actually spot one.😀
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the Kiwi House experience! It's unfortunate we didn't spot one, but oh well.
@mrpaisleyshirt 3 ай бұрын
@@TheAbbottAbode That's Kiwis for ya :)
@UC2S 3 ай бұрын
My mom doesn’t like this hotel unit and I don’t know why
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Too rustic? To be fair, I wasn't a fan of the bath tub out in the room either.
@mrpaisleyshirt 4 ай бұрын
This was great to watch. Reminded me of when West Auckland had orchards and vineyards everywhere. We used to go get apples and other fruit from them as kids. Now they have all disappeared, and been covered in with housing and industrial estates. So many people these days wouldn't even know where their fruit comes from. Did you make an apple pie ?
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
Glad it brought back memories for you!
@navanathhamare6604 3 ай бұрын
Apple name?
@TheAbbottAbode 3 ай бұрын
@@navanathhamare6604 There are several types of apples that we picked, mainly Fuji and NZ Queen.
@benjose9409 2 ай бұрын
Do they have seedlings. Maybe I can order like 500 trees
@mrpaisleyshirt 4 ай бұрын
Oklahoma appears to be a nice, clean and tidy city. Those flamingos were pretty impressive 😊
@TheAbbottAbode 4 ай бұрын
They're not too bad. Have you been there? How do you think it compares to NZ?
@mrpaisleyshirt 4 ай бұрын
@@TheAbbottAbode Never been there I'm afraid, but from your video it looks as if people care about keeping the city presentable. I suppose you have to experience a place by actually being there to know though. I just wish councils, and more of the general public in NZ put a bit more effort into maintaining and keeping our towns and cities tidier. I wonder what some tourists think sometimes, when I see the state of places here. But again, every country has it's grotty areas.
@TheAbbottAbode 4 ай бұрын
@@mrpaisleyshirt I could go on and on about NZ not quite as nice as being portrayed by tourism! I wonder what else the taxpayers pay for other than the never ending roadworks. When we arrived in NZ several years ago, I mentioned to a born and bred Kiwi that I expected NZ to be more clean and green like portrayed by the tourism ads! They got offended. Maybe I was too direct. 😅 The other thing I've noticed is how divided pakeha and tangata whenua are. This is to the point they have different accents and their experiences are a word apart. I was naive to think that they just mingled together. I'm sure there are some that do, but not once you really get to meet people. These were some of things I noticed when we first arrived that wasn't quite what we expected. It's getting better and people try to make changes, but it doesn't last long.
@mrpaisleyshirt 4 ай бұрын
@@TheAbbottAbode Yes I quite agree with you. I can appreciate how difficult and awkward it would have felt when you were trying to adjust to life here. I really do believe it can be a great culture shock for people arriving here from other countries. I hope you guys are managing okay anyway. I think we've just got to find a place where we can feel comfortable and safe. That's all I want anyway. I was born and grew up in Auckland, but I'm over that place now.
@TheAbbottAbode 4 ай бұрын
@@mrpaisleyshirt There's pros and cons to everywhere. Different regions within NZ have a different "culture" to it too! If we did leave NZ, there's a lot we'd miss about it. NZ will always be special to us. Though sometimes we feel we have outgrown the place. It's hard to decide whether we really want to settle long term given we don't have family in NZ if that makes sense! I should make a video on our culture shock experience when we first got here, and also the reverse culture shock when we've traveled back!
@mrpaisleyshirt 4 ай бұрын
Oh no, the fridge is bare 🙁
@TheAbbottAbode 4 ай бұрын
We were only there one night and went over to other people's house to eat! Oh, and the hotel breakfast downstairs. 😁
@mrpaisleyshirt 4 ай бұрын
I wasn't quite expecting your GPS to have that accent.....in Florida. 🤔 Also I'm glad Teddy sleeps a lot in these videos, you have a nice whispered voice 🤫 😉
@TheAbbottAbode 4 ай бұрын
Never know with that GPS! 🙄
@mrpaisleyshirt 4 ай бұрын
That's a nice scenic spot. Teddy knows his ducks 😊
@TheAbbottAbode 4 ай бұрын
It's crazy how the same spot changes over the seasons!
@mrpaisleyshirt 6 ай бұрын
I remember being obsessed with dinosaurs when I was about 10 years old. This looked interesting, but for that admission fee I'd have wanted to see a real live dinosaur. 🦖😃
@TheAbbottAbode 6 ай бұрын
Funny we talked about expecting a little more to the exhibit with the admission fee. 🤣
@mrpaisleyshirt 6 ай бұрын
@@TheAbbottAbode So many things just don't live up to expectations these days 😞
@TheAbbottAbode 6 ай бұрын
@@mrpaisleyshirt Sad. It was still a cool experience and good to see an international exhibit come to NZ!
@dodoxasaurus6904 6 ай бұрын
didn't even knew this zoo existed, if it can even be called a zoo, more an animal park.
@TheAbbottAbode 6 ай бұрын
It's more like a "petting zoo" or a "petting farm".
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
natalie, why are we all whispering... are you making an asmr video? 😴 😄
@TheAbbottAbode 8 ай бұрын
Teddy was asleep. 🤣
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
Shussshh ! @@TheAbbottAbode
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
When we used to go to the zoo here as kids, the cockatoos would always be repeating "hello darling" and "give us a kiss" . Were there any cheeky parrots there, or were they all polite 😀
@TheAbbottAbode 8 ай бұрын
They were kinda cheeky by trying to steal people's buttons and earrings.
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
"don't pet the roos" Hmmm 🙄
@TheAbbottAbode 8 ай бұрын
😅
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
Surely you must have poked your head in there 0:58 to see what it was like as well ?
@TheAbbottAbode 8 ай бұрын
🤣
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
That's a really interesting place. You'll have to go back there again sometime, but next time plan it when the bananas are ripe.🍌🍌😊
@TheAbbottAbode 8 ай бұрын
We loved the place, and would love to go back! Free bananas would be nice! 🍌🍌🍌
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
He was determined to eat that block 5:19 😀
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
Glad you had what appeared to be a quiet flight. You're brave driving at night on unfamiliar roads though, at least it wasn't raining.
@TheAbbottAbode 8 ай бұрын
Oh, it was hailing the next day, which was pretty scary.
@eprohoda 8 ай бұрын
best content!
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
For a moment I thought that was the lavender farm in Taumarunui, what with the hills in the back ground. Been pretty hot there just lately too. He's doing good walking now, you'll be having to chase around after him soon.
@TheAbbottAbode 8 ай бұрын
Oh, we've been to the lavender farm in Taumarunui! Here's when we went to the Taumarunui lavender farm: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZTbhqmhrs1mp6Msi=SX4ra1wVTeNWu-AQ That Taumarunui lavender farm was lovely!
@mrpaisleyshirt 8 ай бұрын
That's right, I'd forgotten about that video. I had watched it too. Back in the Covid days ha ha!.@@TheAbbottAbode
@manuandgilaplayhouse 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for the review! Is this a cabin suitcase? Wondering if this will fit. I saw the older bagrider version where wheels are more discreet hidden unlike this one..
@TheAbbottAbode 10 ай бұрын
Yes, this is carry on/cabin sized! I agree that the wheels are not super discreet.
@yvonetubla7682 10 ай бұрын
NOOOOOOOOO DON'T TAKE ME TO TAUMARUNUI
@i-will-nottest9028 10 ай бұрын
I've been there before
@mrpaisleyshirt 11 ай бұрын
Wow, he sure looks like his Mom 😊
@TheAbbottAbode 9 ай бұрын
We've heard that quite a bit.
@mrpaisleyshirt 11 ай бұрын
That seems to make life a bit easier. He's certainly grown since the last video, and appears to be pretty laid back travelling about.
@TheAbbottAbode 11 ай бұрын
Oh, he's grown since this video too! Just haven't had much time for videos as we're both working full time, sickness, and traveling.
@stephenburns3678 11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@harrywright9582 Жыл бұрын
'Promosm'
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
Interesting place, good to see the old crafts being demonstrated. Hope your hives didn't last for too long.
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
Umm, it looks okay, but where is everybody? There must be something you don't know about 🤔
@TheAbbottAbode Жыл бұрын
Maybe it's because it was winter?
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
@@TheAbbottAbode That weather looked pretty good for Winter :)
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
I wonder what the "balloon dog" is for ? Are you there for a holiday, or is a move in the air ?
@TheAbbottAbode Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't consider it a "holiday" when there are family needs to attend to, but we've been back in Aotearoa for a bit now. Just catching up on videos. We didn't record much for videos while gone though.
@Bizzle-yn5vb Жыл бұрын
Great video, can I ask how many nights you stayed? What is a good amount of time in you're just staying in Denarau?
@TheAbbottAbode Жыл бұрын
We stayed at this hotel for one night but we stayed in other hotels too. I suppose it depends what you want to do in Denarau/Nadi and how much relaxing you want to do.
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
Thanks for finding these places for me, I would never have known 🐻😊
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
A few minor blemishes are no problem on fruit and veges. You save a few dollars, and still make great meals. Everything looked delicious 😊
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
Looked like a nice place, great deck area. But yeah, I get the loud music part. There always seems to be something, either a barking dog, or loud music coming from somewhere. Hopefully the new place works out fine.
@TheAbbottAbode Жыл бұрын
Yes, the new place has been great.
@mrpaisleyshirt Жыл бұрын
Ha ha! 7:13 Lolly Cake 😊
@TheAbbottAbode Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, that's it. Having a hard time with words. Can't even figure out a shower cap.
@almousafir4041 Жыл бұрын
Nice 👍
@lin1363 Жыл бұрын
They say you can swim in Taupo lake even in winter is that true?😅
@TheAbbottAbode Жыл бұрын
Personally haven't tried. I guess you can try if you're adventurous, but do it at your own risk and research it!