Earthquakes in New Zealand

I had started this post, yesterday, Sunday, but New Zealand has been hit by a series of earthquake so don’t … More

Walktober: Sunday stroll in Makara

I was browsing some blogs I follow, and was intrigued by a post that A Day In The Life had … More

This week’s small pleasures: episode 16

This week’s small pleasures are going to focus on Sunday.  It was a lovely sunny, winter day and surprisingly warm … More

Cee’s Share Your World Challenge: Week 19

Here we are at week 19 already and some great questions from Cee to answer in this week’s challenge.  As … 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

Wine tasting, a ferry ride and a short trip to South Island

We spent Easter Sunday in quite a different way to usual, by setting off first thing in the morning from … More