We escaped the cold New Zealand winter last week and headed north to the tropics for a few days in Singapore.
Tag: holiday
A winter’s day
We’ve had some pretty awful weather this week – rain and cold southerlies. The sort of weather where you really … More
Ideas of civilisation…or our travels to Europe part 3
And so we moved on to the last two stops on our European trip – Glasgow and Edinburgh. I’m from … More
All good things…
…must come to an end as they say, and so our holiday over The Ditch drew to an end, with … More
A garden is a grand teacher
Following our visit to the beach on our first full day in Sydney, we decided on the Royal Botanic Gardens … More
Sunny Sydney
Just a very, very quick post as I am on holiday in Sydney, where it is hot (28C) and where … More
This week’s small pleasures #68
Since I was on holiday in Canberra and Melbourne last week, I have a lot of small pleasures to share, … More
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
I love going to Botanic Gardens. Whether it is because I went frequently to the marvellous ones in Edinburgh where … More
This week’s small pleasures # 55
If you’ve read my last few blog posts, you will know I’ve been on holiday in Fiji for a week. … More
The other Fiji: Nadi
Like most tourists to Fiji, we are staying in a hotel complex, next to other hotels, and close to a … More