Went camping at Martins bay Holiday Park in the Hauraki Gulf. A Really beautiful place. Nice beach to sunbathe, fish and swim at. Clean and tidy Holiday park. Would love to go again, maybe for a longer weekend. We were joined by friends who ironically enough, drives the same make, model and color car as [...]
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Last weekend we took a short trip to the Coromandel Peninsula with a bunch of our friends. We were 5 families with grandparents, toddlers, babies, parents and all! To say the least, it was a blast!
We started from Auckland around 6am on Saturday morning. With a short stop at the Bombay autobahn and McDonald’s for [...]
We went on our first Camping weekend at Waihi Beach. The weekend of November 7th, 2009. We pitched the tent right on the beach, sounded like a good idea at the time, but as the day cooled, the wind picked up, which meant a very sleepless night for the tent dwellers.
Tip # 1: Always pick [...]
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SO HOW DO WE MAKE THIS BILTONG?
Every person likes his/her Biltong in a different style. Some people like it wet (not completely bone dry), some people like it Bone dry. Some people like spicy biltong sticks (also known as chili-bites) and other people like me enjoy thick and long pieces with [...]
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Welcome back. This is part 2 of my article on how to make Biltong. In Part 1 we covered some of the basics, in this part, I will explain how to build a simple drying case, one that is effective for making 1-2kg of biltong at a time, right there in [...]
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Ahhhh…. Biltong!
Or as other nations know it: beef Jerky, only better! (This is actually an insult to our beloved South African delicacy/tradition/main-source-of-protein-and-cholesterol)
This simple snack, can be the topic of conversation between biltong lovers at many a braai. Anything, from where to buy the best to who has the best recipe.
When you [...]
We recently made a day-visit to Waiheke Island. Now, I’ve seen a couple of beautiful places in my life. Although I haven’t traveled through the entire New Zealand, I have to admit that Waihele Island is one of the most picturesque, and naturally beautiful places that I’ve ever seen. It is certainly worth the time [...]
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