Postcards from Hamburg 1

On Wednesday I took the S train into town with the goal of going to get sweaters in Uniqlo (if … More

A Sunday walk

For our first Sunday in Hamburg, we decided to jump on the S-train and head over to Jenischpark and Flottbektal … More

Setting foot in a new place

I love the feeling of being anonymous in a city I’ve never been before (Bill Bryson) Now we have our … More

Words on Wednesday

Hello from Hamburg! Yes…we got here but what a journey! As regular readers may remember, we were supposed to fly … More

A walk on the beach

On Sunday we drove up to Paraparaumu for a beach walk, sunshine and some sea air. I think it must … More

The year in trips

It wasn’t a huge year for trips away – partly as both of us had a few work trips (Karl’s … More

This week’s small pleasures #452

A couple of months ago, we felt we would be in need of a short winter break, so booked ourselves … More

This week’s small pleasures #434

With the clocks going back this weekend, autumnal days are well and truly here. It hasn’t turned cold yet, but … More

Cobblestones Museum

We took Friday off and drove over the Remutaka Hills for a couple of nights away in Greytown. For some … More

Silent Sunday: Paraparaumu Beach

Today we drove up the coast to Paraparaumu and went for a walk on the beach. It was wonderful to … More