A townscape of water and bridges

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.

Thoughts on Thursday

We are still on holiday, taking extra days to enjoy the summer. Many people went back to work today, some … More

In Wildness is the preservation of the World

The days around Christmas and New Year are, if you are on holiday like we are, a chance to go those places that at weekends get forgotten in the piles of ironing, grocery shopping and laundry.

This year’s travels: 2018 review

January Our trip to Sydney. Penrith, to the west of Sydney, reached 47.3C, the highest temperature recorded by a weather station … More

This week’s small pleasures #82

So here we are in February already! January was the hottest month that New Zealand has had in 150 years, … More

What I learned in January

How many of you are sticking with your resolutions? I’m sure many of you are, and no doubt some of … More

January favourites: watching, listening, reading

Here we are at the end of January already. Where has the month gone? We are enjoying really good summer weather, with warm days and sunshine. January has been a good month – no doubt holidays and good weather have played a part in lifting the mood. Anyway here are a few favourites from this month.

A New Year

New Zealand is one of the first countries to welcome in the new year, so for us, all the festivities … More