Anna Meanders
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Anna Meanders is a Kiwi travel blogger in love with all things delicious. She has a fondness for Mexico, Martinique and other sunny spots starting with M.
Anna Meanders
2y ago
I originally wrote this three years ago on the anniversary of my father’s 67th birthday. Today would be his 70th, so I’ve decided now is a fine time to move it off facebook and onto my blog instead. So, here we go: It feels stilted and uncomfortable to try and celebrate the fact you were …
An open letter to my father on his birthday Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
Oaxaca city is full of wonderful markets bursting with amazing produce. Many of them are unassuming, tucked away through a doorway, down an alleyway, or around the corner. Access to fresh & delicious produce is one of my absolute favourite things about living in Mexico. Before you go: produce markets in Oaxaca I’m yet to …
Oaxaca guide: how to shop for produce at the market Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
Towards the end of 2021 I moved to Puerto Vallarta for four months. It was far from my first time in Mexico, but It was my first time in this city as well as the state of Jalisco. When I move someplace new, one of the first things I want to know is an overview …
Puerto Vallarta neighbourhood guide Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
New Zealand’s South Island is one of the most beautiful and easy-going places in the world for a road trip. I may be a little bias, we are talking not just about my home country. here – but my home island, and even home town! But in any case, I’ve driven around these parts many times …
Vineyards, hot springs & golden sand beaches: a road trip from Christchurch to Picton Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
This post is for day 5 of Bloganuary, a month-long blogging challenge that includes a prompt every day. Today’s prompt: What is something you wish you knew how to do? I am an out of control learning addict, there. I said it. I wish I could speak more languages, code in more languages, learn to dance, …
I will never stop learning Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
At the beginning of 2021, I set myself a goal to read 50 books. I almost slid just in there, although I didn't quite finish book number 50 before the end of the 31st ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
This post is for day 4 of Bloganuary, a month-long blogging challenge that includes a prompt every day. Today’s prompt: What was your favourite toy as a child Oh, how I loved toys as a child. My love of toys was upped only by my mother’s desire to buy them for me. A match made in heaven, …
The Adventures of Vicky Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
This post is for day 3 of Bloganuary, a month-long blogging challenge that includes a prompt every day. Today’s prompt: Write about the last time you left your comfort zone. Rather than trying to pinpoint the last moment I was in, and subsequently left, my comfort zone; I’d rather reflect on this quote from Brené Brown : …
On choosing courage Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
This post is for day 2 of Bloganuary, a month-long blogging challenge that includes a prompt every day. Today’s prompt: What is a road trip you would love to take I’m a road trip lover, and have some pretty cool drives around the world under my belt already – so choosing a new one I’d love to …
Daydreaming of cloud forests Read More ..read more
Anna Meanders
2y ago
Today is the first day of 2022, the first day of #bloganuary, and today’s prompt is “What advice would you give to your teenage self?” Currently I am 35 years old. So, it’s been quite a while since I met my teenage self! I can’t say I’d thought much about what advice I’d give her …
What advice would I give to my teenage self? Read More ..read more