This week’s small pleasures #304

It is Monday evening, the sun is shining and I am home for work, welcomed by a very happy Charlie. … More

This week’s small pleasures #238

This week’s small pleasures should be subtitled ‘the Auckland edition’ because the focus this week is our weekend trip to Auckland.

Arrowtown: a bit of goldrush history

A short drive from Queenstown, lies Arrowtown, an historic town sitting on the Arrow River.

This week’s small pleasures #226

It is hard to believe it is already half way through January already. Holidays seem far away and the daily … More

Words on Wednesday: Akaroa

On Saturday, the second day of our weekend trip to Christchurch, we drove over to Akaroa, around an hour and … More

Wordless Wednesday: Wellington

This week’s (semi) Wordless Wednesday features Wellington early on Friday. Captions explain what is in the pictures. You can find … More

Ten things to do on a staycation, the early spring edition

Like many people who remained fully employed during lockdown, I have not used as much annual leave as I would … More

Making the weekend shine…with a bit of rain…or a short trip to Nelson (part 1)

A weekend away is always a good thing I believe. You have to stop the normal rushing around and take … More

Wordless Wednesday: Martinborough Museum

On Sunday, as you may have seen from the last post, we popped over the hills to Martinborough. It just … More

Wordless Wednesday: Noumea

For this week’s Wordless Wednesday, we are in Noumea.