A weekend away: Waiheke Island

Last weekend, we headed up to Auckland and sailed over to Waiheke Island, a mere 35 minute ferry-ride from the … More

This week’s small pleasures #101

Here we are again, with the 101st small pleasures post! I feel I ought to celebrate or something….anyway, here we … More

On Saturday, we drove over to Raglan, a coastal town about 45 minute drive west of Hamilton. It is particularly … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea, we would be making ourselves comfortable on this, the second … More

It is horrible feeling under the weather, lacking in energy and preferring the sofa to anywhere else. Anyway, I walked … More

Returning to a city where you used to live is a little strange. Not your home town, but somewhere you … More

I finished the last post just before we moved hotels to the Alto Hotel on Bourke Street. To be honest, … More