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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
After a fairly painless check-in (bags go in much like a plane so you have to keep anything you might need in \u2018carry on\u2019) we pulled out of beautiful Wellington station and embarked on our day-long journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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