Oysters, Beef Wellington and Chocolate Cake: winter weekend getaway part 1

Winter seems to be moving into spring, with brighter mornings, sunnier skies, tulips beginning to pop up and magnolia in … More

Browsing, time wasting and a wintery week

It’s been really cold the past couple of days, and very much the weather for curling up on the sofa … More

This weekend I went up to Auckland with the main purpose to visit friends and go to the ballet, but … More

Although we have escaped the dreadful wet weather they have been experiencing in the north of the North Island, it … More

As winter sets in, we decided to get away for a very short break before term starts again and also … More

It’s winter in the southern hemisphere, and the time for stews, soups and keeping cosy. We have indeed we have … More

Well, finally I got home to Wellington after a long journey, starting with a flight from Glasgow to London which … More

I’m sitting in my friends’ flat in Glasgow, counting the minutes until I head back to New Zealand. The first … More

This hectic and just a bit tiring trip is now coming to an end, and I am way behind on … More

I’m sitting writing this post in Edinburgh, a week after being in Aberdeen. This trip has been so hectic, that … More