If we were having coffee or even, let’s face it, a nice, long, cold drink as it is a hot…
Rain, sun and wind or what we did in Dunedin when the weather couldn’t make up its mind
As the holiday drew to a close, we spent a day in Dunedin, walking about, going to museums and generally…
A castle, a garden and some more familiar names
In the last post, I mentioned the number of places we saw on the map with Scottish names in this…
Wine and fruit in Central Otago
One of the fun things for me about traveling around Central Otago, was the place names. Roxburgh, Bannockburn, Hampden, Ettrick,…
Boulders, drought and Central Otago
One of the ‘problems’ about travelling in New Zealand is that there is so much to see. Our short trip…
A drive, some beer and a steampunk experience
The road south of Christchurch is straight and flat, quite unlike many in New Zealand. If it is a good…
A change of plan, a gallery and lunch in Lyttelton
I’ve only been to Christchurch twice, but on both occasions the weather gods have not been good to us. Our…
A ferry, a train and arriving in Christchurch
We are just back from a week traveling around a bit of the South Island of New Zealand, seeing new…
A New Year, hot weather and cold cider
Happy New Year from a Wellington where temperatures reached 28C today. It’s now evening and still hot. Anyway, we had…
Watching, listening, reading: December
And so to the final post of 2015 and the usual end of the month round up of what I’ve…
Thistles and Kiwis 