LOL! Well that was quick.
Good luck with Sweden then. :D
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LOL! Well that was quick.
Good luck with Sweden then. :D
Tack .
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Originally Posted by reinvented
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Originally Posted by AntRobertson
Thanks all for the input. Hours of sunshine and average rainfall was another major consideration in my earlier research. Heard a few stories about sand flies in many beach areas all over the country and Nelson seemed only marginal in this respect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Little Chuchok
Not a sentence one usually hears in casual conversation about Kiwi land, but I get your drift.Quote:
Originally Posted by reinvented
Happy to take over, consider it sold as seen. NZ remains on my serious long term bucket list and even considered buying a camper and touring there for the summer months last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasp
Happy for any tales or info even if it's tales of woe. :)
(Thanks Wasp)
If I was to retire anywhere in NZ it would be Nelson (or Blenheim). Lotsa sun, FA rain, close to some of the best tracks in the world. Ski fields though not too close, still accessible.Quote:
Originally Posted by chassamui
Nelson was wine country but with the prime hops growing region just up the road in Motueka craft beer breweries have gained a significant foothold. It's possible to do a bike-ride tour around a few of them to sample their wares.
I go to Nelson every year for the Marchfest celebrations when they celebrate the hops harvest and the local breweries present their fresh-hopped beers. On my visit to Nelson this year I managed to get through 70 odd different, new beers at the festival and surrounding pubs. It was quite a mission but I was up to the task.
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chassamui : " Happy to take over, consider it sold as seen. NZ remains on my serious long term bucket list and even considered buying a camper and touring there for the summer months last year.
Happy for any tales or info even if it's tales of woe. :)
(Thanks Wasp) "
ingen orsak chassamui .
Wasp
Contributions like this are music to my ears. Craft beers Mmmmmmmmmmm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan B
Thanks. I didn't realise you spoke Euroblonde. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasp
Every one has different needs, I was watching grand designs NZ a concrete house near Invercargill my idea of a hell but the guy that built it was happy so good for him.