A short trip to Uppsala

Thursday was a public holiday here in Sweden and many other countries in Europe, the day being Kristi Himmelsfärd or … More

This week’s small pleasures 491

This week’s small pleasures post is a bit longer than usual. Sometimes there are just lovely weeks just full of … More

With daffodils and tulips popping up all around, frilly blossom gracing the trees and birds chirruping loudly every morning, spring … More

The weather changed completely after we stopped for lunch, with the sun coming out and the temperatures rising. We had … More

For our first Sunday in Hamburg, we decided to jump on the S-train and head over to Jenischpark and Flottbektal … More

I love the feeling of being anonymous in a city I’ve never been before (Bill Bryson) Now we have our … More

We took Friday off and drove over the Remutaka Hills for a couple of nights away in Greytown. For some … More

As 2023 fast approaches, rather than do a retrospective of 2022 (I got Covid, ate out at nice restaurants etc), … More

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