Beside the seaside

Last year on our trip to Sydney, we took a trip to Manly. As I wrote last year, the trip … More

The sun has had his hat on

What a glorious sunny start there has been to 2018! Not sure quite how hot it has been (the met … More

Journeys and Destinations 2017

Hi everyone and hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. Our Christmas Eve was full of cheer and food, our … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 19: The Kiwi Chirstmas Tree, The Pōhutukawa

This is a reblogged post from Blogmas 2016. If you’ve ever had a Christmas card from New Zealand, it may … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 18: This week’s small pleasures #79

Here we are at what will probably be the last small pleasures post of the year. Next Monday is Christmas … More

Blogmas 2017 Day 1

Welcome to Thistles and Kiwis Blogmas 2017! Being in the Southern Hemisphere, Christmas is in the summer, so no big … More

Being a tourist in your own city: Thorndon village

When you live somewhere, you often take a lot of things for granted. I sometimes forget how privileged I am to be able to walk to work through the Botanic Gardens and part of Thorndon on my way to work.

Opening Up Wellington’s Laneways

Wellington is home to a burgeoning group of laneways, those small streets that give people an alternative route through a city, cutting through between busy streets and offering opportunities to create communities of small businesses, homes and places to gather.