A blog about life in Wellington, New Zealand
For the final Wordless Wednesday post from New Caledonia, we head over to Amédée Isle, a 40 minute boat trip from Noumea. The island is famous for its lighthouse, which was built in France and transported to New Caledonia, where it was first put into operation in 1865
Here we are again with another Wordless Wednesday post, this time from the beach. Pictures were all taken in Noumea, … More
After a wonderful and restful week in New Caledonia, it was back to work on Tuesday, and off to Hamilton … More
Coming to you a day late instead of a day early this week, as we arrived back from our trip to New Caledonia almost 2 hours later than we should have done.
It is another lovely, sunny day here in Wellington. We did a big food shop this morning, in preparation for … More
It’s Monday, it’s a new week…and it’s time to think about the small pleasures of the past week. It is … More
There was no time to blog, read much or catch up with things this week. It was one of those … More
It’s Monday…it’s time for this week’s small pleasures. It was the first week back at work after a three week … More
This final post focussed on our trip to Brisbane includes museums, galleries, monuments and statues…a bit of a miscellany of things to see and do. It is by no means a comprehensive guide, just a few random things to see in Brisbane.
It seems to have become a bit of a habit to hop over the ditch to Australia at the start of January. We add some days on to Christmas, and head over for a city break and a bit of heat (although while we were away this time, Wellington had some lovely weather). This year took us to Brisbane – my first trip though Karl had been before for a work.
Thistles and Kiwis 