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Oceania • New Zealand • Wellington - Raumati Beach
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Property details
 (ID = 39609)
 

City home with a country feel

House, near the beach with 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6, 2 bathroom(s), floor area of 250 m2 (2690 sq.ft), car optional, children OK, NO smoking, including internet (highspeed), number of travellers: 2

Exchange dates

1) April 01 2013 - September 01 2013

We prefer 2-3 week exchanges. In 2012 we would like to visit French Polynesia or New Caledonia. We have no plans for Europe in 2012

Where we want to go
1) London (England)
2) French Polynesia

Description of our house
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

Our home is in a quiet cul de sac, built on three floors overlooking a bush reserve. Entry is at street level to garage or lobby. The lounge, dining room, kitchen, laundry, bathroom 1 are at ground level. Downstairs to music room with bed settee and computer room/ study overlooking bush. Upstairs to main bedrooms and bathroom. Wood burner in lounge (picture 4), heat pumps in computer room and dining room. Drive in garage. Our home is a five minute walk to beach, shops, post office, wine bar, hairdresser, bistro, tennis court, park, fish and chip shop and bus stop.

Accommodation and facilities
Inside:
Telephone, security system, tv / cable, sofa, carpet, fireplace 
Kitchen and washing:
Grill, freezer, fridge, microwave, dish washer, oven, washing machine 
Outside:
Balcony, garage, terrace, parking, garden, barbecue, bicycles 
Local activities:
Mountain biking, diving, surfing, horse riding, tennis, roller blading, water skiing, hiking, swimming, paragliding, mountaineering, golfing, fishing 
Local places to go:
Galleries/museums 
Languages spoken:
English 
Nearest major airport:
Wellington intl, 48 km / 30 mile
Other information:
Children ok, no smoking, including internet (highspeed), car optional 

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Our neighborhood
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

A half-hourly bus service connects with marine gardens, swimming pool, local shopping mall, local airport and railway station. Half-hourly train service to Wellington, daily train service and frequent bus services to the north. The local airport has frequent flights to Auckland and the South Island and has gliding and helicopter services. Within 10 km are several golf courses,marine and wetland sanctuaries and car, tramway, telephone and airport museums. Within 20 km there is whitewater rafting and kayaking and more golf courses. Wellington has many theatres, museums, sporting events and nightclubs.

Something about ourselves
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  • arabic
  • english
  • hebrew
  • italian
  • chinese
  • serbian
  • croatian
  • finnish
  • hungarian
  • spanish
  • czech
  • french
  • norwegian
  • swedish
  • danish
  • german
  • indonesian
  • polish
  • turkish
  • dutch
  • greek
  • irish
  • portuguese
  • yiddish

We are a retired profession couple, Eileen was a teacher and educational researcher and Rob was pharmaceutical chemist and university lecturer. We have family, including five grandchildren, within 5 km. Our interests and pastimes include theatre, hiking, croquet, gym, reading, golf, Red Cross, Civil Defence and other volunteer work. We enjoy travelling when able to get away.

Contact details
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