Family life has changed so much over the last ten years, and while technology has connected us in so many positive ways, it has also injected a certain degree of separation into many nuclear family units.
Where we might have once sprawled across couches watching a family movie together, my teens are now more likely to want to play Xbox with their mates online or watch endless videos on TikTok.
That’s why holidays are more precious than ever, and an 11-hour train ride from Wellington to Auckland was potentially a great wi-fi-free chance for me to spend some actual bonding time with my 16-year-old – either that or an unmitigated disaster.
After a fairly painless check-in (bags go in much like a plane so you have to keep anything you might need in ‘carry on’) we pulled out of beautiful Wellington station and embarked on our day-long journey.
