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Blue Penguins coming ashore at dusk

Top 10 reasons to love Dunedin

October 4, 2014October 4, 2014 The Sock Mistress

So during the 7 weeks I was working in Dunedin, I found a bunch to reasons to love and visit this great southern city.  Here are my top 10 in no particular order (well except maybe the first one 🙂 ) … Continue reading Top 10 reasons to love Dunedin

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Phlegm street art - giant fish

Dunedin Street Art by Phlegm – Fish and Boats

October 2, 2014September 28, 2014 The Sock Mistress

I recently did a post about some street art I stumbled across by Sheffield artist Phlegm, of a creepy, fantasy bird creature holding a rat. I liked it so much when I found out he had another art piece, not far … Continue reading Dunedin Street Art by Phlegm – Fish and Boats

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Little India - Paneer Shimla Mirch

Dunedin dining – week 7 – The Final Countdown (the best of the best)

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014 The Sock Mistress

So during what is my last week in Dunedin, I have decided to do the Best of the Best this week with a revisit to some of my favourite dining places over the last few weeks. But before I do that, … Continue reading Dunedin dining – week 7 – The Final Countdown (the best of the best)

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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Visiting St Paul’s Cathedral (Dunedin, New Zealand)

September 25, 2014September 26, 2014 The Sock Mistress

As an equal opportunity atheist, I decided after my visit to the Presbyterian First Church of Otago the other week, that it was time I checked out the Anglican Cathedral of St Paul’s – which is right in the Octagon … Continue reading Visiting St Paul’s Cathedral (Dunedin, New Zealand)

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Street Art - Hug your Mum

My walk to work this morning – Dunedin, New Zealand

September 24, 2014September 24, 2014 The Sock Mistress

This morning I was on a mission to see the Giant Fish and Boats street art by Phlegm, which I knew with a slight detour was … Continue reading My walk to work this morning – Dunedin, New Zealand

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Dunedin Street Art by Phlegm

September 23, 2014September 21, 2014 The Sock Mistress

About 6 months ago I stumbled across this Tuatara street art by Belgian artist Roa. This past week, I came across this wee gem in an … Continue reading Dunedin Street Art by Phlegm

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Great Wall Takeaway - Vegetarian Burger & Chips

Dunedin dining – week 6 – a bit of this, a bit of that

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 The Sock Mistress

Monday night, I went back to Punjab Indian Restaurant.   Last time I visited back in week 2 didn’t thrill me.  It was ok, I gave it 3/5. I decided to grab takeaways on my way back to my unit as I … Continue reading Dunedin dining – week 6 – a bit of this, a bit of that

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My walk to work this morning – Dunedin, New Zealand

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014 The Sock Mistress

I have been really enjoying my walks to and from work to my unit these last few weeks in Dunedin. On a beautiful spring morning such … Continue reading My walk to work this morning – Dunedin, New Zealand

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San Restaurant - Spring Rolls & Char Noodle

Dunedin dining – week 5 – Cambodian and Thai

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014 The Sock Mistress

I feel I should apologise for not once in the last 4 weeks having had Cambodian food in Dunedin – when there are in fact a number of Cambodian restaurants in town. I aim to put that right this week … Continue reading Dunedin dining – week 5 – Cambodian and Thai

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First Church of Otago

Visting the First Church of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand)

September 11, 2014September 6, 2014 The Sock Mistress

In the centre of Dunedin city, on the circle road that goes around behind the Octagon is the First Church of Otago on Moray Place.  This is right next to the building I’m working in, so I decided on a … Continue reading Visting the First Church of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand)

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Hikari Sushi - Vegetarian Selection

Dunedin dining – week 4 – Flavours of the World

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 The Sock Mistress

Turkish Lunch on Tuesday found me at Anatolia Kebab House where I ordered their Falafel Wrap.  They have a choice of fillings – lamb, chicken, beef, zucchini fritters, falafel etc with your choice of 2 of  5 sauces – their “special” sauce, … Continue reading Dunedin dining – week 4 – Flavours of the World

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Getting a shuttle to/from Dunedin airport – and the police…

September 2, 2014August 30, 2014 The Sock Mistress

Dunedin Airport is around 30km from the city of Dunedin and it’s probably one of the few international airports (I’m guessing) that doesn’t have a cheap public transport option to get you from the airport to the city or back … Continue reading Getting a shuttle to/from Dunedin airport – and the police…

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Hikari Sushi - Teriyaki Tofu Don

Dunedin dining – week 3 – Japanese

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 The Sock Mistress

I confess the first entry in this post was technically lunch last week, so sue me. In the Merdian mall there are at least 4 places to get Japanese style food, 3 sushi places and in the big foodcourt you … Continue reading Dunedin dining – week 3 – Japanese

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Punjab Indian Restaurant

Dunedin dining – week 2 – Indian (again!)

August 22, 2014August 22, 2014 The Sock Mistress

What can I say, I am a sucker for Indian food. The last time I dined on Indian in Dunedin, despite my best efforts, I missed a couple of places! So first up, dinner on Monday night was Punjab Indian Restaurant. … Continue reading Dunedin dining – week 2 – Indian (again!)

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Dunedin Dining – Week 1 – Thai

August 15, 2014August 14, 2014 The Sock Mistress

Work is sending me to Dunedin for a few weeks. Last time I was in Dunedin, I did a sampling of a number of Indian restaurants which I wrote about here and here. This time, I did a poll of … Continue reading Dunedin Dining – Week 1 – Thai

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