Wining and dining in Hawke’s Bay

If you enjoy good food and wine, Hawke’s Bay is the place to go. There are excellent restaurants, interesting shopping, … More

The journey home

I was lucky enough to have a window seat flying from Perth to Sydney last week….this is what I saw. … More

Postcard from Perth #3

Monday dawned, and with Karl not attending the conference until Tuesday, we had some time to wander around and also … More

Postcard from Perth #2

Our Sunday continued (part 1 can be found here) with going south of the city, stopping at this gorgeous beach … More

Postcard from Perth #1

We flew over to Perth on Saturday, Karl to attend a conference, me for a short break. It is a … More

This week’s small pleasures #414

This past week has been…not sure actually! There was travel, an evening out, an appointment with the eye doctor about … More

Words on Wednesday

It was a lovely sunny day on Sunday, so we hopped in the car and drove over the Remutaka Hills … More

Taking to the air

I had to head up to Hawke’s Bay again this week for work, which means flying up in a smallish … More

Time to get away: New Caledonia part 1

Early on Tuesday morning (6am in fact…) we flew up to Auckland and then on to Noumea, the capital of … More

Words on Wednesday: Hampton Court Palace

On the last day of our holiday, we were fortunate to have the time to visit Hampton Court Palace, somewhere … More