Early on Tuesday morning (6am in fact…) we flew up to Auckland and then on to Noumea, the capital of … More
Tag: travel
Words on Wednesday: Hampton Court Palace
On the last day of our holiday, we were fortunate to have the time to visit Hampton Court Palace, somewhere … More
This week’s small pleasures #342
Greetings from New Zealand! Yes we are back…still a bit jet lagged having arrived back on Sunday afternoon (and it … More
This week’s small pleasures #340
So…here we are in Copenhagen, leaving winter behind and arriving to the other side of the world basking in summer … More
Time for travel: Wellington to Napier
As 2023 fast approaches, rather than do a retrospective of 2022 (I got Covid, ate out at nice restaurants etc), … More
Postcard from Vancouver
Hi! Here I am in Vancouver, enjoying the Northern Hemisphere summer. It has been great to see the sun and … More
The year in review 2021
As we approach the end of a year, like many of us, I’m taking a few moments to look back … More
Birds aplenty: the Royal Albatross Centre
I have always been fascinated by albatrosses. With their size, ability to fly long distances and their sometimes comical take-offs … More
Words on Wednesday: Port Chalmers
As I sat down to map out blog posts on our recent holiday, I struggled to think how to structure them and what to do in what order. It has taken a bit of work but I have decided to do three more posts after today: one on the Royal Albatross Centre, one on ‘things to do indoors’ and one on street art. Hope you will come along for the journey.
A trip to Dunedin (part one)
We are just back today from a short trip down to Dunedin, the ‘Edinburgh of the South’ and the second … More
Thistles and Kiwis 