A little wine in Hawke’s Bay

When we were up in Napier at the weekend, we felt we had to take the chance to sample some … More

Good food, good wine and a weekend in Napier

It’s been ages since we last took a weekend trip away, so it was lovely to escape the awful weather … More

I quite often have to travel for work, and today was one of those days where I went to visit … More

It’s Friday and even better, it’s Friday evening here in New Zealand. The working week is over, and there is … More

If we were having coffee …or even a cup of tea, we would naturally talk about our recent trip to … More

I was born in Edinburgh and although I haven’t actually lived there since 1998, still consider it my home town. … More

A strike affecting some train services in Scotland meant that we left Aberdeen an hour earlier than planned, and although … More

Stonehaven is a harbour town lying south of Aberdeen, perhaps most well known these days for its Hogmanay (New Year’s … More

The day we flew from Copenhagen to Aberdeen, the UK voted in a referendum to determine its place in the … More

Returning to a city where you used to live is a little strange. Not your home town, but somewhere you … More