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Forum: Australia
May 17th 2026, 7:26 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,214
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: UK Pension notification.

The NZ option is higher, so a no brainer for Justcol.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 22nd 2026, 10:05 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,042
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: WTF in America Part 2

I don't think anything about this administration is unbelievable anymore. I expect the very worst of the whole rotten lot.
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 5th 2026, 5:48 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 554
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Cool Happy Waitangi Day.

Happy Waitangi Day Kiwis. Hope you've had a warm, sunny day.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 28th 2026, 7:51 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,042
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: WTF in America Part 2

I'll give it a pass, thanks.

:rofl:
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 25th 2026, 8:55 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,042
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: WTF in America Part 2

I'm considering the logistics of trying to get a T Rex on the Ark in the first place :blink:.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 25th 2026, 8:49 pm
Replies: 547
Views: 81,042
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: WTF in America Part 2

I'd get chucked out of there for laughing too much and taking the piss.
Forum: New Zealand
Dec 24th 2025, 10:07 am
Replies: 4
Views: 966
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Merry Christmas

Meri Kirihimete :santa:
Forum: New Zealand
Nov 10th 2025, 4:04 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,053
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Living on Waiheke Island with Kids?

Kia ora Devon84, welcome to BE.
The NZ forum has become a little quiet these days as a number of us have headed back to the UK or moved on to Australia.
I can't help you with your question as we...
Forum: Spain
Oct 17th 2025, 3:29 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,020
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Christmas cake essentials

Oh and we require photos of the finished product :sneaky:!
Forum: New Zealand
Oct 17th 2025, 1:26 am
Replies: 29
Views: 5,410
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: going back for a visit

We returned to the UK from NZ two years ago. We hired a car on our return and the cost had certainly sky-rocked since my last visit in 2023.
I can't say that I've noticed a huge issue with crime....
Forum: Spain
Oct 17th 2025, 12:32 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,020
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Christmas cake essentials

Hooray!

You're welcome.
Renshaw's does Ready-rolled Marzipan and Fondant Icing to make life even easier for you. I don't know how good they are. I have used Renshaw's fondant icing in the past...
Forum: Spain
Oct 16th 2025, 11:28 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,020
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Christmas cake essentials

:lol:
Could you get them from Amazon? Renshaw's does both marzipan and fondant icing.
You still have to stick the marzipan to the cake with apricot glaze (apricot jam and water heated together and...
Forum: Spain
Oct 16th 2025, 10:05 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,020
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Christmas cake essentials

Marzipan/almond paste is really easy to make and will probably be much cheaper than the ready-made stuff. All you need are ground almonds, icing sugar, caster sugar, eggs and almond essence. If you...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 13th 2025, 4:43 am
Replies: 51
Views: 14,542
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Would you just rock up & stay in an Airbnb?

We'll tell him that we are meeting 30 mins later than we really are :sneaky:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 13th 2025, 4:27 am
Replies: 51
Views: 14,542
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Would you just rock up & stay in an Airbnb?

Now I must go to Norwich. It all sounds marvellous. I suggest a BE meet up next March for Afternoon Tea at the Catholic Cathedral.
Thanks for the virtual tour and interesting facts Robin.
Don't...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 12th 2025, 5:37 am
Replies: 51
Views: 14,542
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Would you just rock up & stay in an Airbnb?

I have no idea what it is with them! I had to have a serious chat with mine and tell him that it was all too much for me and making my anxiety much worse. He backed off at that point and decided that...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 12th 2025, 4:32 am
Replies: 51
Views: 14,542
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Would you just rock up & stay in an Airbnb?

I can't help with everything but the GP is doable from an Airbnb. A quick precis of our situation back in June 2023. We landed at LHR on the evening of 8th June and spent 2 nights at an airport...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 21st 2025, 7:49 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 6,524
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Bruges

We love chips :thumbup:.
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 20th 2025, 8:19 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,524
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Bruges

Now that's my kind of museum Mike. I like medical stuff.
Top tip on the canal and hot weather. Thinking of going towards the end of September or maybe for OH's birthday in October, so should be safe...
Forum: Australia
Aug 19th 2025, 2:58 am
Replies: 10
Views: 7,890
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: North Lakes Murder - Emma Lovell

:goodpost:
Forum: Spain
Aug 19th 2025, 2:55 am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,329
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Fancy this on your doorstep?

:nod:

And in answer to Barriej, I have no desire to go to Brum either.
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 19th 2025, 2:52 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,524
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Bruges

Many thanks Rete. OH would like the beer tour, I don't drink it myself but happy to look and learn. Used to live in Burton-on-Trent, the brewing capital of the UK. So I have managed a tour there....
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 19th 2025, 1:54 am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,524
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Bruges

On my bucket list to visit. Any tips on great places to stay (quiet, if poss), must see places, excellent places to eat and the best chocolate in town.
Many thanks.
Forum: Spain
Aug 18th 2025, 9:33 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,329
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Fancy this on your doorstep?

Definitely a load of bull! It wouldn't make me want to visit Spain!
Forum: New Zealand
Jun 12th 2025, 12:55 am
Replies: 22
Views: 40,500
Posted By Chocolate eclair

Re: Is everyone leaving? Very quiet here.

We left two years ago and have returned to the UK. Settling into life back here. My 16+ years in New Zealand has changed me more than I realised. It has given me a different perspective on life and...
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