Living in Wellington, means we have easy access to the Kāpiti Coast with its beaches and ever so slightly warmer … More
Category: Travel
Hogmanay, New Year’s Day and the smell of muffins
Hogmanay, or New Year’s Eve, was a rather unpleasant day, weather wise – windy and wet – so a day … More
Weekend in Melbourne part 3: walking about
This time last week we were in Melbourne – hard to believe as this past week has been so full … More
Weekend in Melbourne part 2: shopping
As I mentioned in my last post, I have just started a new job. I’ve never had an ‘office job’ … More
A weekend in Melbourne part 1: food
This past weekend, we were lucky to spend over the Tasman in Melbourne. We flew over on Thursday afternoon, arriving … More
Sunday, sun and wind
The weather this weekend proved to be lovely and sunny, if windy at times. On Sunday, we went out to … More
Summer, sun and sand
The Civic Square in Wellington is home to the City Art Gallery, central library and council offices. It is also … More
Spring, sunshine and a cable car
We had beautiful weather yesterday (Wednesday), and as I had been up in Kelburn in the morning, I took the … More
Sun, sea and a whitebait fritter
Saturday was a gorgeous, sunny day, so we decided to go a little further than normal, and drive the 90 … More
2 elections, 1 referendum and 200 posts
This is not a political blog, but with an election that has just happened in Sweden, an election coming up … More