ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley's Lil Bitta Pod - 4th August, 2025

Episode Date: August 3, 2025

On Today's Lil Bitta Pod; Vaughan has ruined our big surprise!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From the ZM podcast network, it's Fletch, Vaughan and Haley's little bit of pod Welcome to a little bit of pod I think we're gonna we're gonna soft launch something that the three of us are aware of That we haven't mentioned and we weren't gonna talk about it a lot on here because that's actually just something we're doing Oh now you're teasing people. I just heard everyone on Reddit getting excited. Oh! Easy. Easy. Easy. Easy.

Easy. I'm fizzing for this. I'm living for this. Get a fucking life. Anyway, soft launch. You heard me. Soft launch. Later in the year, well Fletch and I had an idea, and I will say we were half cut when

we came up with it, and the next morning with the hangover we fucking executed it. But we did it sober. We made the decision sober. Yeah, yeah. And the next morning with the hangover we fucking executed it. But we did it sober. We made the decision sober. Yeah yeah for sure. We fired up this idea sober. And we decided that the three of us, Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley as genuine friends just need to get the hell away, have a little getaway together and just enjoy each other's company

and come back. And we decided as this decision was made just when Fletch and I were together that we were going to not tell Vaughan where we were going. Yes. It was a little, um, a treat for our friend Vaughan. Yeah, a little treat. Cause it's been a shit year. It's been an absolute crap hole burning dumpster fire.

And then we told you Vaughan to put the calendar dates away, but we didn't say where you were going to go. No. Yeah. And now, and then since that moment that we told you, we have been teasing you with every destination. Every day. Every day.

From Italy to Iceland to Timaru to Hamilton to Wellington to any country, any place, you name it. Anytime a country's mentioned. We say, oh my god, we've spoiled the surprise. We've spoiled the surprise. Yesterday, Vorn just dropped in that you would never want to go back to Fiji. No, I didn't, I don't think I said it with that much passion.

I don't think I said it. Is it because we've got friends, friends are posting that they were in Fiji, which it looked lovely. I've been once years ago. I went once when I was 14. I've been multiple who are posting that they were in Fiji, which it looked lovely. I've been once years ago. I went once when I was 14. I've been multiple times to Fiji. And while it's lovely, it's no Araratanga.

And I've swore my allegiance to the Cook Islands. Raro is beautiful. Yeah, it is beautiful. But for some reason yesterday, you just really shat quite hard on the idea of going to Fiji. To which Fletch and I looked at each other and said wow, I don't think your friends didn't spend a whole heap of money getting you tickets to Fiji. I felt really bad. You guys went for breakfast, I sat here and the producer asked me if I was okay. He screamed at us and said no please, please, please, you've got to tell me, are you lying? Are you joking?

What's going on here? Are we? Are we joking? Are we lying? You've completely spoiled the trip. But we've also joked about every single destination. So I guess you won't know whether or not you are going to Fiji or not.

Right. Also, I feel like just- Well, I'd rather happily go to Fiji. Without- Well, it's too late. But you already said you don't want to go to Fiji. Without joking, we really needed temporary expectations because, you know, we've kind of got ahead of ourselves.

Like- I know every time he mentions being like, oh, we just got back from Europe. Should we keep our euros? And then I'm like, I hope he doesn't think that he's going to fucking Europe. Well, not with like five days on the schedule. No, not five days. That's a turnaround. Name your top option and your bottom option. If we were to say we're surprising you with a holiday vaunt.

Yeah. Do you like luscious? Love luscious. Good. Rotorua or? Do you like beaches? I love beaches. In September, could be a little cold,

but I love all. It's October. Please, I hope you've saved the dates. I hope you've saved the dates. These are in your calendar. These are Jesus Christ. It's the lead into the long weekend. Do you like non-white food?

I love non-white everything. Okay. Do you like dangerous roads? Do I like dangerous roads? Um, not like for everyday use. But like if you would be like, this is an exciting drive

and you drive slowly and it's a dangerous road. Like I love that TV show, The World's Most Dangerous Road. Do you like walks up the mount? I do love walks up the mount. Do you like sleeping in a Marai? I haven't done it for a very long time, but I think I'd be okay if I had earplugs. Are you okay with campervans? Love campervans. Do you like Parmesan Reggiano?

I do love Parmesan Reggiano. Do you like Parmesan or Reggiano? I do love Parmesan or Reggiano. Can you speak Russian? I can speak a small amount of Russian from my time in a gulag. This is just basically what Haley and I have been doing to board every day for the last like two months? Took a couple of months.

Yeah, it's great fun. Where do you actually think we're going? I don't know. Cause Haley and I are trying to- I think it'll be somewhere in this beautiful country of ours. Yeah, Okay. That's a shame cause we do- Yeah, we do say a lot of overseas destinations.

Oh, I was going to say, we do- I- What did I do? I didn't hear it. I'm looking forward to the surprise. Yeah, I'm looking forward to the surprise. It's going to be great. It's going to be a fun time.

We're definitely aware of our- What excites me and Fletch the most, I reckon, is how far we can get you towards the destination without you being able to know. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, like we're thinking of doing like a drive. Oh, I see what you're saying, physically. Down, but then almost like driving an extra,

like wee-wild, just to make it. But I know it won't happen, because you'll fucking hate it. You hate anything taking longer than it absolutely has to. Yeah, yeah. Like they said the scenic route, Fletch is like, fuck no, we'll take the quickest one. No, I know, but I'm going to derive pleasure

from the fact that you're going to have no idea where we're going. Right. That we might throw you some sort of, what are they called? Like red herring. No, no, no. Yeah, red herring.

Like almost get to Whangarei, so you think you're going to the far north, but then we drive to, you know, Pami. That's a big, I know, but then you're gonna be so surprised when we get there. Yeah. You bet.

You bet I will. Well, honestly, we're having so much fun teasing you. I'm excited for the weekend away, but yeah, it has been fun teasing Vaughan. I'm looking forward to knowing where we're going and the type of clothing Vaughan is gonna need. I'm looking forward to knowing where we're going and the type of clothing Vaughan is gonna need My I'm looking forward to getting you to just provide us a suitcase and leave me Moscow in short

Screwed it. Sorry. He's packed his dogs for Moscow