Starting Up

Eve and I thought we would start this blog as a way to a) provide some geekish self-entertainment through a dreary New Zealand winter; and b) to document our preparation for upcoming travels, alongside recipes, reviews, whats going on around Auckland, just basically all things blogish.

So - as a place to start - we are off to New York in October. Initiated by friends being involved in the CMJ Music Festival, a group of us thought a trip was in order. Convienently, it happens to be in one of the better cities in the world to visit! As anyone should who is going to NY, craigslist is a must look for places to stay. Sublets, vacation rentals and by-night rooms are all on there, and you just need about 3 hours to go through them all! Most importantly, beware of scams - there are numerous scammy scammers out there who post photos of entirely different apartments, so if you have someone you know there, get them to check it out for you before hand, to ensure that you are getting what you think you're getting. We are currently toiling with a company called Toshi Hotels - I am dubious of their authenticity, so if anyone knows anything about them then let us know.

Anyway so thats where we are at the moment - I am personally getting very sidetracked at work looking at the various fleamarkets around NYC. I am notoriously a hoarder, which goes hand in hand with being a manic purchaser, while Eve was pretty much born with an astute eye for vintage style, so I imagine that this part of our lives will get regular mentions on here.

Part of my preparation for this trip is to read Edward Rutherfurds 'New York', a 1000 page epic novel which covers 500 years of New York history. Having only got the book for 4 weeks from the local library (Leys Institute in St Marys Bay - a fantastic place which deserves a post dedicated to it alone), it will be a push, but what a perfect way to get through a rainy July in Auckland.