We have recently begun coming to The Good Home every weekend – sometimes both Saturday and Sunday. We might pop in for a quick drink or enjoy a leisurely brunch or lunch. The biggest reason in the beginning was because they welcome dogs, and even serve Ms. Weston complimentary ‘puppachinos’ (bowls of warm milk with […]
Month: June 2015
Getting Excited!
The Taranaki International Arts Festival is back this August. This festival runs every two years, and brings amazing talent and vibrancy to New Plymouth. I can’t wait! I have 3 pages of events that I want to go to. The last time the festival was in town, I booked us into so many shows that […]
Restaurant Review: Prohibition
I thought I’d create a new section of this blog and highlight local restaurants to help guests plan their trips to New Plymouth. We visited the new Prohibition on the day after it opened and were truly blown away by their burgers. So much so, that Rod was given the wrong burger and ended up […]
Our Destination…
We are delighted to read that Taranaki tops the list for New Zealand destinations. One of the big factors is the lively events and arts scene here. As the town is still buzzing from last weekend’s Super 15 rugby game, and gearing up for the opening of the Len Lye Centre in July and huge […]
Many thanks
WOW – we are so very excited to have been chosen by Trip Advisor to receive this excellence certificate! After just two years in business, it’s amazing to us receive this. A huge thanks to our guests for taking the time to review their stays. The vast majority have been amazingly positive and as a […]
Happy Breakfast
We had a four year old in the House last week. I tried my best to make his breakfast fun – and of course yummy. It’s not often that we have children in the House, and I think I had even more fun than he did! […]
Sunny crisp days, and wood fire nights
For me, one of the biggest keys that winter is here is when I plant our garlic. I’ve only lived in the Southern hemisphere for three years, and if I spend my life here, I don’t think I’ll ever get over winter beginning in June. I have stopped really paying attention to what month it […]