Cee’s Challenge: Week 7

So here we are again with this set of challenge questions from Cee.  Am I the only blogger in New … More

Watching, listening, reading: January

It’s hard to believe, but we have been living here in New Zealand for three years.  We’ve got used to … More

Slow down, you move too fast…

Every now and again, we all need to switch off, do nothing and enjoy the world around us.  I’ve only … More

Cee’s Challenge: Week 3

So here we are with my first Cee’s Challenge of this year.  I was on holiday in week 1 and … More

Rain, sun and wind or what we did in Dunedin when the weather couldn’t make up its mind

As the holiday drew to a close, we spent a day in Dunedin, walking about, going to museums and generally … More

A castle, a garden and some more familiar names

In the last post, I mentioned the number of places we saw on the map with Scottish names in this … More

Wine and fruit in Central Otago

One of the fun things for me about traveling around Central Otago, was the place names.  Roxburgh, Bannockburn, Hampden, Ettrick, … More

Boulders, drought and Central Otago

One of the ‘problems’ about travelling in New Zealand is that there is so much to see.  Our short trip … More

A drive, some beer and a steampunk experience

The road south of Christchurch is straight and flat, quite unlike many in New Zealand.  If it is a good … More

A ferry, a train and arriving in Christchurch

We are just back from a week traveling around a bit of the South Island of New Zealand, seeing new … More