Today’s Wordless Wednesday comes from The Botanic Gardens in Wellington. Tulips and flowers galore…and even a little bit of red … More
Category: Travel
Wordless Wednesday
The photographs in this week’s Wordless Wednesday post were all taken on Saturday morning around 08:15am as I walked along … More
Wordless Wednesday
Our trip on Sunday to Paraparaumu…. You can find Thistles and Kiwis on Facebook, and also on Instagram@thistleandkiwis. As for Twitter….am … More
Time for a short holiday
If you read last Thursday’s post, you will have seen that we recently took a short trip up to Napier … More
Winter wine tasting in Hawke’s Bay
At this time of year, when the cold weather sets in, it is important to have a few little treats lined up. With our planned three-week trip to Canada obviously cancelled, we decided to head up north to Napier in the Hawke’s Bay region for a few days winter break
This week’s small pleasures #180 (or trip to Nelson part 2)
This week’s small pleasures post’s subtitle is ‘Nelson weekend part 2’, for while there were other small pleasures during the … More
Making the weekend shine…with a bit of rain…or a short trip to Nelson (part 1)
A weekend away is always a good thing I believe. You have to stop the normal rushing around and take … More
Wordless Wednesday
An almost Wordless Wednesday post..covering our brief stay up in The Coromandel this week. From Wellington, it took us 9 … More
This week’s small pleasures #173
A week that began in 2019 and ended in 2020. A week that saw a road trip. A week where … More
Highlights of 2019 part 2: tastes and travels
For part two of my personal highlights of 2019, I’m going to turn to tastes and travels. Whereas travels are … More
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