Eloise Veber - Winner !
Dear Marmite
Please!
You know I love you!
the perfect spread
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
If I don't get a chance to make another post, good luck everyone....i think that if you really really want this, you can get it! I hope this for everyone! It's been really fun doing it. I haven't really visualised being home in so long, and this has made me remember all sorts of places and smells that seemed too far away in my memory to recall before this.
Thanks Marmite! kia kaha to all..... much arohaxx
Eloise
31 October 10 at 10:30pm
good luck from me and lane!! x you totally deserve to win. your page is awesome! xx
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31 October 10 at 10:54pm
Just squeezed in one last vote #556 - good luck Eloise!!!
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Mā is white - new version
Mā is white
whero is red
kākāriki green
pango is black
MARMITE is too
A E I O U
Kōwhai yellow
pākākā brown
kiko-rangi blue
and Marmite
is our favourite
A E I O U
31 October 10 at 11:28am
Great! Check out Jenny Jones's page. There is a video of her singing it. All the best Eloise. Hope you make it home. In the mean time enjoy Berlin. Viel Glück! x
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31 October 10 at 7:33pm
That is really clever Eloise - all those Maori language lessons paid off - well done!!!
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Marmite saves lives!
A few months ago I was lost in Berlin with not much morale... no job because I couldn't speak german, and no money to go anywhere else.... so I stayed put to see what life would throw at me. Whats the next best thing to seeing your parents.... your friend's parents! The Brandons visited Berlin and my only request was a jar of Marmite. I was actually looking forward so much to this marmite.... as a vegetarian you can start to feel a bit sad if you don't get all your vitamins and minerals. This marmite was going to save my life (life can be very simple when you don't have a lot of money). This was before I had heard about the competition at all. It was at this very lunch that we all decided that I should enter the competition. So Marmite saved my life in more ways than one. Without this competition I would have been really confused about how to earn enough money to get home - which is where i wanted to be after an exhausting 2 years of backpacking. It gave me aim and structure when I needed it.... thanks Marmite!
31 October 10 at 10:47am
A vote from Elton McNickel's family. Good luck.
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31 October 10 at 12:28pm
It was such fun catching up with you Eloise, glad the wee jar of Marmite kept you going a bit longer!!! We had such a lovely time having lunch with you - just a shame the restaurant didn't serve Marmite, but of course, we had our own!!!! It just shows you that three heads are better than one and we are so glad you decided to go with the idea of entering the competition - Sanitarium should be so impressed with your Web contributions - so colourful and cool!!! Good luck, we are waiting to hear the results with fingers and toes crossed!! xx
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Please Marmite
I've been away for tooooo long!
31 October 10 at 11:24pm
you'll make it, eloise! that's for sure... have you asked your precious cards about it?! :) xx
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Help
What will I eat to get me through the cold weather without Marmite?
30 October 10 at 1:59pm
The Brandenburg Gate - how did you get up so high - anything to catch a passing plane full of Marmite!!!
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Wait for me!
I don't have a jacket or boots and its going to snow soon!
30 October 10 at 2:00pm
What is a plane full of Marmite doing over the Reichstag??!! your feet are going to freeze Eloise - without Marmite to warm you up!!!
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PICK ME UP!
If your plane only has 99 passengers, I will gladly fill that last seat!!
PLEASE MARMITE
I long to be in Auckland, the beautiful city of grass, trees, water, islands.... and sails!
30 October 10 at 2:00pm
..and we can't wait to see you win a seat home Eloise!!! xx
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30 October 10 at 2:09pm
That looks very much like the green green grass of home - New Zealand!!! There will have to be a special Marmite party when you arrive Eloise!!!
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PLEASE!
Please lovely healthy vegetarian marmite.... take me home!
30 October 10 at 2:01pm
I'm so glad you found an extra jar - we felt for sure that one jar of Marmite hand delivered to Berlin would never last the distance - given your love of the sticky black stuff!!!
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Nothing can replace summer on the island
Waiheke!!!! has such a big place in my heart, i love this island. I fell in love with it when i was very young and it was so exciting for the whole family when we finally bought a bach there.... this is our beautiful garden at christmas 2008 just before i left NZ..... look how relaxed I am! only in new zealand!!
29 October 10 at 11:40am
Oh my gosh this looks like heaven right now!
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29 October 10 at 2:22pm
Hello there! Thanks for the support! Here's some for you as well! Cheers!
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31 October 10 at 5:42am
yeah i know kirsty, the ability to chill out on the grass in your own garden... were so lucky at home! none of these concrete courtyards filled with rubbish bins like berlin!
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VEBER FAMILY HIGH FIVE
This is the welcome to the Veber family high five, between my mum and my new brother in law, Lane.... I would love to get in there and high five everyone! a bit delayed, but better late than never!!
HELP ME MEET MY BROTHER IN LAW!
Marmite: My sister got married this year, and i couldnt afford to go home for the wedding..... and ive been away so long that ive never even met my brother in law! Please send me home so I can meet him!!!
29 October 10 at 11:34am
Yes! It is about time you came home and met your new brother- in- law Eloise!! We saw wedding pics and Lane and Juliette looked so happy!
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30 October 10 at 11:23am
Yes you have to come home and meet Lane!!
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BETTER BE HOME SOON
Really early recording of this awesome classic!!
The song for "Anyone who's AWAY "
:) my new theme song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWDmTWXVl0U&feature=related
28 October 10 at 8:19pm
464 from Kerri's dog Taz!! Team Haybittle represent!!!
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PLEASE COME HOME THIS SUMMER
My parents and friends on Labour Weekend, look at those beautiful trees....so green and lush.... WOW i miss home so much!
27 October 10 at 1:14am
hi thanks clare, ok i will defintaley return tomorrow and vote for leah.....thanks!!!
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27 October 10 at 3:01am
The weather there looks awesome! Another vote from a cold kiwi, bet it's cold in Berlin if it's cold here! best of luck :)
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28 October 10 at 7:08pm
Hey Eloise - that is the coolest Marmite suitcase - that needs to be patented by Marmite for all our future travels - clever!!! Noreen
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Labour Day at the Bach
Mum and Dad get into a huge jar of Marmite for a lovely but lonely Labour Day Lunch.... where is their youngest daughter???
28 October 10 at 12:20am
scott i miss you toooo! can't wait to head to northland and chill in your hood!!!
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28 October 10 at 7:08pm
Hey Eloise - haven't spoken to your folks yet but it looks as though Marmite figured prominently in their recent Labour Day lunch - how sad that you weren't here!! Noreen & Mike
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28 October 10 at 8:01pm
Marmite and camembert! that actually sounds like a really good combination!
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NEW SUITCASE READY TO TAKE ME HOME!
Mum's made me a new suitcase.... just as well because my packs falling to pieces and i dont have a dime in my pocket..... A brilliantly beautiful suitcase to escort me home very soon...... Home is where the heart is! (and check out those cute kiwis hanging out at our Waiheke bach!)
27 October 10 at 10:33am
We're all waiting... Marmite suitcase and all...
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28 October 10 at 8:58am
Oh this is so sweet of your Mum, love the little kiwis too!
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29 October 10 at 11:36am
I so want a suitcase like the one Clare made -it is a 'must have' for all serious travellers - I'm sure inside it has special compartments just to hold the Marmite jars!!!
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The best homesick remedy
Wow ok if you guys liked that, check this out! my favourite website ever... and its getting better and better..... NZONSCREEN!
www.nzonscreen.co.nz
And check this out, they have recently put up the New Zealand short film collection for anyone to watch!
http://www.nzonscreen.com/watch/short-film
Also i recommend checking out Patu! Merata Mita's documentary about the 1981 springbok tour protests!
26 October 10 at 11:20am
Cool page, hope you are not getting homesick too often. Loved Berlin when we were there earlier in the year. Good luck in getting back to NZ. Vote 393 from Lisa McLeans Mum
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26 October 10 at 11:49am
Here's to Marmite and Anchor Cheese Toasted Tip Top Bread Sandwiches followed by Tim Tam Slams at home soon!!! Thanks for your support sistah!! :)
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26 October 10 at 12:12pm
Hey Eloise, it looks like you have done a lot of travelling around, with some cool pictures, good luck in getting back to AKLD, you've got my vote, Cheers Si.
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10 things I watch on youtube when I'm really homesick!
There has been many a time when I have been so homesick that I just surf the internet for things that remind me of home and look at them..... youtube proved to be the most satisfying.... and these are the videos that have been my friends and gotten me through! Man I wish I could just go there..... but sometimes going to the internet shop is just way cheaper!
1. One News: Kiwi Accent
a great story on our accent changing and becoming more acceptable in media
let's be proud of all nz accents!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ePwKYJcEOo
2. Poi E
classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQLUygS0IAQ
3. 1988 Telethon
more Patea Maori Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvOziT29Hqg&p=01340ABB57C55EA2&playnext=1&index=14
4. High School Haka Competitions
absolutely incredible! wish i could be there, the volume is enough to make you cry i think
seeing the haka as a simultaneous challenge from the two sides is some kind of indescribeable
Westlake Boys Haka Battle 08 - Pupuke vs Ururoto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeFPKaYkask&feature=related
Stanley Vs Hood Haka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVD_gM1ybTo&feature=related
Westlake Boys High School Haka 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm6W97AwB7c
5. Helen Clarke leaving to work at the United Nations
I love Helen and miss her!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-BgQxktB_8&feature=related
6. Always Blow on the Pie
need I say more?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2oVTULyWZk
and the interview with Always Blow on the Pie Guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cRkrF5dGyQ
7. Boy Trailer
oh yeah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i83jZT7Zlrw&feature=related
8. Excerpt from Two Cars, One Night
its my favourite part of the film, all the short film excerpts are great!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Wf1L0aIks
9. Old Ads..... check these out!!
Utter Peanut Butter Nutter!!! (from Sanitarium :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmbBM4gO4mE
Polar Pop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Lwd63AQT4&feature=related
L&P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcUbtNIwI0
Kiwiburger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31Lwd63AQT4&feature=related
Undies/Togs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW4qptCre8M&feature=related
Classic Mitre 10 ad
Ok this ad is classic, i've never seen it on tv so it must have been on while i was away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28pbk_cQx-w&NR=1
10. Dog Impression Guy
ok so this guy is Australian, but definately reminds me of home - what's more kiwi than making fun of Australians?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN1IwlbussE
26 October 10 at 5:12pm
I'm the polar pop bear (polar pop, polar pop)
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30 October 10 at 5:55am
polar pop bear! loving your page eloise- am now going to youtube to check out the hakas! and you totally must meet lane!! VOTE FOR ELOISE xx
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100 YEARS OF MARMITE
Happy Birthday :)
26 October 10 at 10:20am
Happy Birthday MARMITE - we couldn't do without you
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EAT MARMITE!
and....
28 October 10 at 7:03pm
Hey Eloise - we are still pushing for you to get home for Christmas with Marmite!!! We are so impressed with how long you managed to get that jar of Marmite to last after we hand delivered it to you in Munich the other week!!! You must be savouring every little bit of it!!! You go girl!!! Noreen & Mike Brandon, now back home in NZ
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29 October 10 at 6:24pm
Silly me - I mean't Berlin, not Munich - it was so lovely to have lunch with you and deliver the Marmite and we knooowwww how homesick you are!!!
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29 October 10 at 8:36pm
Jennifer's Nana Varuna sends you many good wishes for a winning trip home!!!
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VIDEO LINK
Hey so i've had trouble uploading my video but here is the link for youtube....
Please check it out!!! I will continue to try and get it onto this page....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH50UxQtkpQ
TEXTURAL ANALYSIS
A close up that explores the texture of Marmite in contrast with german frisch käse (fresh cream cheese). Aren't they a beautiful juxtaposition?
ISN'T SHE GORGEOUS
Mmm so black and silky, how can that not be healthy?
BIG HEARTS TO MARMITE
I love you Marmite, even though you are very sticky and hard to spread on little bread hearts
25 October 10 at 9:48pm
sweet :) i really hope marmite loves you as much as you do...you'll get a ticket!!! I'm sure
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26 October 10 at 9:17am
Excellent Marmite tribute, Eloise. Hope you get to go home soon.
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29 October 10 at 6:29pm
These little hearts are works of art Eloise!
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VOTE FOR TESSA MARTIN!
Hey all of you voters with a spare vote, please give it to Tessa Martin! We arrived in Europe around the same time 18 months ago with big hearts but pretty empty pockets.... some how we have both managed this long by the skin of our teeth. She really deserves a break from cold, muddy, wintery Brussels.... and she started the competition a little later than some so give her a vote boost! She's a marmite loving kiwi from way back...
WE ARE MADE OF MARMITE
Marmite is a part of us all
23 October 10 at 6:51pm
i had marmite and avocado on toast for dinner night and for breakfast too! ha ha.
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25 October 10 at 10:08am
The most patriotic use of marmite yet! awesome and choice!
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29 October 10 at 6:29pm
Cute Kiwi - we should use it on our National Flag!!!
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MARMITE FILLED CROISANT
with egg, cream cheese, avocado and cucumber, yum!
25 October 10 at 4:02am
woah woah woah Eloise thats amazing! egg with marmite..you`ve opened my eyes..
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25 October 10 at 9:47pm
eloise. your sandwich creations look so so yummy. whenever i've treid marmite though I didn't like it...your delicious-looking pics changed my thinking. I'll give it one more go ;) maybe in Berlin in dec?! x
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SNAPPED
Snapped this morning eating marmite again... this time I made a filled croisant, which I now realise is a bit of a kiwi invention... the long baking traditions of france and germany definately find cutting a croisant open and putting salad inside it a bit confusing..... so you should see their faces when i add mouth watering Marmite!
EAT MARMITE!
.....
22 October 10 at 5:35am
yummmm! I just had marmite on homemade bread for dinner..but that marmite crepe..oh wow, that is brilliant. You have my vote too Eloise!!!! Fingers crossed for us..your page is beautiful xxxxx
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29 October 10 at 11:38am
Cute display and a great way to get your B12!
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CHRISTMAS OUTSIDE ON THE DECK!
This is my mum, my dad and my sister who I havent seen for about 18 months. It seems like a dream to be outside on the deck for christmas lunch, we are really really lucky to have a summer christmas at home.... and i miss it!!
21 October 10 at 10:12am
We miss you too! We really want you home for Christmas again. It isn't the same without family there.
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VEGETARIANS LOVE.....
the turkish vegemarket on the canal..... and MARMITE
VEGE CRAZY
I love two things, vegetables and Marmite!
20 October 10 at 1:04pm
Yes they should and do I hope - love Marmite that is....
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21 October 10 at 10:34am
agreed! I sure do love Marmite and your t-shirt!
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MY KIETZ AINT NO NEWTOWN
this is my kietz (hood) where i am couch surfing in berlin. it has great charm but it can never replace newtown, full of all my friends from university in wellington......i wish so much to ride down riddiford street on my bike!!
19 October 10 at 12:15pm
Love Berlin! But not in the winter! Hope you win! x Alice
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READY TO TAKE IT TO THE STREETS
berlin here i come.....
19 October 10 at 9:43pm
Looks a lot better with the Marmite message....
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ADD A MARMITEY BLACK BORDER
while drinking a hot marmite for warmth (i got that idea off the other contestants.... its great!), and the irresistable marmite and 'middle-aged' gouda on toast....
19 October 10 at 9:43pm
Mmm I like your difference cheeses with Marmite....
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ADD SOME COLOUR
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HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR OLD CLOTHES
Ok so, if youre as broke as i am, you may want to revive last years winter clothes, put some life in them. I set to work (in the freezing flat where i am couch surfing) on something to brighten my life up......
19 October 10 at 2:04am
Juliette my sister may recognise this jumper.... it is actually a hand me down from her!
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21 October 10 at 8:48am
yes i thought so! i used to love that sweatshirt!!
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TODAY'S KIWI BREAKFAST
baked beans, scrambled eggs, cream cheese, marmite, oh yeah
19 October 10 at 9:42pm
Hey I just had that for my supper....! Love Mum
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21 October 10 at 9:07am
ah breakfast for dinner! thats the best kind of dinner...
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BERLIN LUNCH
my lunch today, avocado, irish cheddar and marmite with cream cheese on toast..... yum
18 October 10 at 12:00pm
Hi Eloise! Alice here. I worked with your sister at NZFC after my sister put me in touch with her. Lovely lass! Here's a vote from me :-)
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29 October 10 at 6:32pm
There is very little that competes with Marmite on fresh Vogels bread or Vogels toast! A favourite in our family!
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MARMITE CREPES AGAIN YEAH
others enjoying the yummy marmite cheese and caramilsed onion crepe
NO HEATING YET
The central heating doesn't turn on for another week, so its pretty darn cold in a 100 year old concrete apartment block, where no one has fan heaters or carpet...... it's amazing how much a few candles can heat up the room!!
18 October 10 at 4:54am
Brrr feel your pain about the chilly weather up here in the northern hemisphere... but I am amazed that you don't have any control over when your central heating comes on? That seems so unfair!! Hope you're having lots of marmite to keep you warm :)
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19 October 10 at 8:23am
hey totally, but theres a gas problem and its definately not the right time of year to be in queue for the plumber!! hopefully we'll both be in warmer climates very soon...
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WOAH, ITS ABOUT TO GET REAL COLD
The temperature in Berlin is going to drop dramatically in the next few weeks, plunging way below zero. Check out this weeks forecast -2° at night this week
17 October 10 at 9:04am
ok so it says there that its going to be 5° tonight. i've just read two others that say -2°. Warm bar with fire here we come...!
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19 October 10 at 1:49am
Geez that does look cold!! We're apparently going to have similar temps this week (apart from the -°C). It's very cold and dreary. Hope you get home to a nice warm summer :)
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CHECK OUT THAT RUBBISH!
This is the rubbish on a beach in Albania..... if that was found on a beach at home, people would be outraged!
16 October 10 at 4:22am
It makes you appreciate NZ so much more doesn't it. I was sad and outraged at the rubbish I saw while working in Peru, it really made me miss home. Best of luck with the competition and I hope you get home for xmas :)
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17 October 10 at 9:05am
hey thanks kim!! yeah we've been really lucky growing up with this mentality of not littering and looking after our beautiful land. best of luck to you too!!
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WHALE BAY
If I was able to go home in December, the first thing i would do (after hugging my mum, dad and sister and eating a passionfruit) would be get in my van and drive to northland!! Whale Bay is unbeatable!
16 October 10 at 12:19pm
Great beach - as good as the Adriantic I think
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16 October 10 at 8:14pm
Isn't it SOOOOOOOO beautiful! And so close to my hometown, I believe i've been there with you, a few years ago now. :)
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I MISS THE BEACH
So much space, so beautiful and clean!! Almost impossible to find up here!
MY LAST NEW YEARS DAY
New Years day in northland, wow
I MISS NEW YEARS
This is me in Northland, nearly 2 years ago, the last New Years I spent in NZ. Its so hard to imagine going for beautiful walks along the coast for New Years, where here it means hiding indoors by the fire.... I would so much love to breath that fresh sea air !
15 October 10 at 11:24pm
also this kind of weather used to get me down, but you really need to leave your country to learn not to take things for granted....my memory of this day walking over the rocks and cliffs is amazing.... plus, i kind of miss the wind, is that possible? man i must be really homesick.
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16 October 10 at 6:05pm
I really looking forward to meeting you too! fingers crossed it's this christmas!
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I MISS MY VAN
Man, its so hard to imagine driving and camping in my amazing van! I wish I could have taken her on my travels...!! With all the bureaucracy, taxes and insurance in europe, it makes it totally unfeasable to buy a van here. Plus im totally broke. It makes going home seem like absolute paradise - with a van i can go everywhere, to all the most beautiful spots on the coast, up on the cliffs, and sit there and have a cup of tea! Berlin is 4 hours from the coast...and the train would cost more than 100 euros :(
21 October 10 at 9:09am
wow cool! that must smell amazing :) how great to be so close to so much marmite.... it's like gold here!
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22 October 10 at 4:35pm
Yay! Squeeze! It's so great seeing these up! Awww, that was such a great trip!
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I MISS MY FRIENDS
This is me with my friends in Wellington, that I want so desperately to see again after two years..!!
16 October 10 at 10:00am
ahh! I remember that evening. way back in the heady days of good times '09. I miss havana too.
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17 October 10 at 9:22am
yeah jessie bro we have an overdue date for havana friday night....
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BERLINERS GIVE MARMITE A GO
This berlin crepe maker was keen to give marmite a try, she came up with a new recipe.... cheese, caramelised onion and marmite.....it was good!
16 October 10 at 12:16pm
Also - great to see you are getting the message out to the Berliners....
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17 October 10 at 9:23am
it would actually be really good for a nz crepe shop.... the berliners will take some time to get used to it though...
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29 October 10 at 6:34pm
I hope you didn't let her use too much of your precious stash of Marmite Eloise?!!!
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TOO COLD FOR ME!
Yikes, Berlin has suddenly turned from late summer to serious autumn weather. I don't have any money to buy new warm clothes!!!
15 October 10 at 12:57am
A vote for you from a Kevin Newton supporter :)
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15 October 10 at 10:31am
Hey Eloise, I know what you mean about the weather up here in the northern hemisphere taking a turn for the colder! Was in Berlin a couple of weeks ago and it was freeezing. London isn't much better. Good luck getting home to a much warmer NZ summer!
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17 October 10 at 9:25am
true mum, i had never heard of it as a hot drink until reading other peoples blogs here... im totally going to try it tonight!
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Birthday Breakfast
Yay birthday breakfast sandwich.... Marmite, avocado and irish cheddar on german bread, yum!
15 October 10 at 11:11am
I'll make one for you when I come home for Christmas...!
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JOIN MY CLUB
I really beleive that Marmite is a thing that vegetarians can't do without!....
13 October 10 at 7:47am
Rebecca - lovely to hear from you, i hope i can come home so we can catch up this summer! xx
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15 October 10 at 10:32am
This is awesome Eloise, from one fellow marmite-loving vege to another!! Love the fact that marmite promotes itself as completely meat free :)
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15 October 10 at 11:11am
Hey yeah, cool another club member.... thanks vicki!
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SO SO BROKE
So i thought I could settle in Berlin for a few months before I went home for chirstmas (i PROMISED my mum i would be home for christmas). Ok so berlin is cheap, but flights home this time of year are so expensive.. and im flat broke!!!
11 October 10 at 7:44am
and we really want you to come home for christmas! boo hoo
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13 October 10 at 7:48am
yeah i know, i really miss summer christmas, i have to get there somehow!
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MARMITE AND CHIP SANDWICHES
When youre saving money, and in the middle of nowhere, the simplest things become really important. After eating plain rice, olive oil and salt for a few days in a row, all I could dream about was eating a marmite and chip sandwich..... finally my dream came true, marmite and chip sandwich for breakfast!
13 October 10 at 8:20am
Yeah! I'm so glad i remembered about them, they used to sell them at the tuckshop at my primary school!
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MY TRAVELLING BUDDY EVEN WENT TO GREECE
Just for one day, to catch the ferry, lucky I had him though..... greece was eexpeeeensiiiive
'EATING IN'
Sometimes being vegetarian means having to cook your own meals.... And sometimes 'eating at home' means.... eating outside at the beach!
17 October 10 at 12:11pm
Can't be bad - do I see the Marmite out there on your picnic spread
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THE CAMPING ESSENTIAL
We camped in this beautiful national park in Albania. There were no restaurants near by, after a hard days walking with packs..... well i didnt have any bread
ALBANIA!
We went to beautiful Albania, and visited 'The Blue Eye' a freezing cold mountain spring that creates a beautiful blue and aqua rushing river.....and it really is freezing cold, nearly as cold as the rivers in the mountains in Golden Bay
10 October 10 at 12:50am
thanks guys, it was really beautiful there!
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ON THE RUN AGAIN
Look at all that energy I have, must be all those B Vitamins, Thiamin & Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 and Salt...... ;)
SEASIDE PICNICS
Pizza (glorious though it was in the South of Italy) proved to be a bit expensive to indulge in every night, so we got out the gas cooker, taking control of our diet again..... vegetarian pasta extravaganza!
MEDITERRANEAN ADVENTURE
Welcome to Italy, the most beautiful water I have ever seen.... So it's summer again, and time to embark on another backpacking adventure..... and you know what backpacking means..... cracker sandwiches, food on the run, vegetarian nightmares....... MARMITE IS MY SAVIOUR
17 October 10 at 12:14pm
and it's keeping you fit by the look of it - Marmite I mean
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PLEASE PLEASE, SEND ME SOME MARMITE
So the France leg of my trip led to many Marmite request emails..... here are some excerpts...... they're real! I didn't copy and paste any more for privacy reasons.....
Eloise Veber to Sally
5 Feb
the only thing i can think of is marmite....that would be really yum.
:)
Eloise Veber to Mark
21 Feb
a tiny jar of marmite wouldnt go amiss.
Jasmin to Eloise Veber
15 Mar
Eloise! I am bringing you marmite and a bag of milk bottles.
Eloise Veber to Alain
31 May
ooh dam i left my marmite at your house!
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Eloise Veber to Clare, Richard
9 June
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This will be my address for a few months. Hey could you send me a tiny wee marmite?
Clare to Eloise Veber
17 June
Will send off the marmite separately....try to get it off tomorrow
Eloise Veber to Clare
18 July
could you send a small marmite?
Clare to Eloise Veber
18 July
OK - I will send the Marmite to that address.
The Brandons to Eloise Veber
4 September
I have packed a small jar of Marmite (your mum said you liked it!) in case we get to see you in Berlin!
8 October 10 at 6:11am
I like your page - what interesting travels you've been on! Good luck getting home, you've got my vote :)
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10 October 10 at 12:51am
hey, thanks Kirsty, its nice to have support from a fellow contestant
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VEGETARIAN NIGHTMARE!!!
Ok so I know the french are famous for their cuisine, but it really isn't very flexible. A number of times I was invited for dinner and then offered, instead of the main meal; plain rice, or sometimes just plain lettuce! There seems to be meat in everything. There is bacon bits in salads, stock in the vegetable soup... I realise the same could be said about NZ and probably most countries apart from India. It's hard though, when you are travelling and eating a lot at other peoples houses. My diet became repetitive and limited..... fried eggs, bread, cheese and lettuce. See this typical french recipe for a Vegetable Potage (soup) with beef stock!
6 cups water
1 tbsp beef bouillon
1/2 C brown rice
olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 C sliced leek
1 C sliced fresh carrot
1 C sliced celery
2 C sliced fresh mushrooms
1 tsp herbes de Provence
1/2 tsp black pepper
Of course, Marmite is a great stock for soups like this... so I quickly began offering to cook and slipping some marmite in instead of Beef bouillon to make it vegetarian ;)
MY BEST MATE
This jar went everywhere with me!
21 October 10 at 9:11am
and this photo isn't staged, just a european capturing the 'kiwi breakfast'
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'CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST'
We grow up with the term, and to me it means 'just toast' (without eggs, bacon and all the rest...). But suddenly I found myself in the origin of this simple meal...Continental Europe. I ended up staying a year in France, living in families and homestays. This means..... lots of bread and jam. I've never been a big fan of jam... i'm not much of a sweet-tooth... i definately prefer salty! So I emailed mum..... I need a big jar of MARMITE!!! It got me through a very cold winter in the Alps and travelled with me all around France.
THE OLDEST CITY
I went to Byblos, and decided to eat fish for some protein. I sat at this beautiful fishing town setting, and picked my own fresh fish from the table. No two fish were the same, there was so much choice! Not everything in the Med has been fished to oblivion........unbelievably.
BEIRUT
There is a trend for unhealthy fast food in Beirut, yummy kebabs are being pushed aside by burgers and fries, and you can always expect a lot of mayonnaise and ketchup.... There are lovely surprises though, these yummy mangoes below....
CITY = ABUNDANCE
We made it back to Damascus, and were relieved by the availability of more healthy food. At this coffee house we were given a free bowl of fruit!
FLAT BREAD EVERYWHERE
So this became a pattern, everywhere we were given piles of this flat bread at the end of the day.....
ROUGHING IT
Here is the castle we stayed at. We expected some kind of shop but there wasnt one... the restaurant gave us the leftover bread from that day... free bread! Marmite on toast for breakfast!
DESERT SURVIVAL
Chilling with fishermen at a faraway lake... we got offered many coffees, and found that its only actually a lucky few that can afford the meat that you see everywhere. There are many people that eat kebabs with just salad in because the meat is so expensive. Here we had flat bread and hard boiled eggs for protein. Unfortunately backpacking can be very exhausting, so just at the point when there isnt much to eat, you can find yourself very tired and hungry compared to local people who have a home to go to. Marmite got me through...
THE FIRST OF THE CARNIVOROUS LANDS
In Syria, basically they are obsessed with chicken. Second on the menu is all other meat products, including camel's meat, so I found myself surrounded by slaughtered animals..... (see the camel's head below...!)
HELLO B12, I LOVE YOU
It wasn't long before I realised that it is because I'm vegetarian that I have these cravings for Marmite. We've all heard the idea that we crave things that our body needs...I must really need to keep up my B12 vitamins.....! Yum look at that silky vitamin goodness!
ON THE GO
There were many cracker lunches, mini sandwiches etc. Here I wanted to try the local feta so I didnt use marmite... i thought it would make the 'cracker sandwich' too salty, but I found out its not as yummy, and not as healthy!
TRAIN EATING
As soon as you leave the comfort and resources of a busy city like Istanbul, and board trains and buses, eating is always tricky. We had many picnics with marmite and cheese on crackers....
15 October 10 at 5:28pm
Lauren just told me that you used to have a jar of marmite here at work labelled with your name on it! and you used to eat marmite every day ha ha x
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CUTE PIZZA OVENS
Turkeys pides are often vegetarian and the cheese is smokey and gooood!
CHAY TIME
i found the tea (cay) very strong, but you are offered tea everywhere you go so you soon get used to chilling all afternoon with these little glass cups