The transition of seasons

Here in the Southern Hemisphere we are transitioning from winter to spring. None of that ‘going back to school’ or end of summer here, but a joy that the days are getting longer and a sense that it is time to make plans.

Wordless Wednesday: on the beach

Here we are again with another Wordless Wednesday post, this time from the beach. Pictures were all taken in Noumea, … More

Wordless Wednesday: Noumea

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

This week’s small pleasures #140

For the third week in a row, This week’s small pleasures is coming to you on a Sunday. Yes, the … More

Wordless Wednesday

I flew up to Rotorua for a work visit on Sunday, and took a quick walk near the hotel. Here … More

A time for comfort

As winter draws to a close here in the Southern Hemisphere, with, as I have already reported, many signs of … More

Travel Tip Time

This time of year, with it being summer holiday time in the Northern Hemisphere, and winter holiday time in the … More

6 things to do in autumn

The nights are drawing in as we are now in May and the middle of autumn. Some of the leaves … More

Ideas of civilisation…or our travels to Europe part 3

And so we moved on to the last two stops on our European trip – Glasgow and Edinburgh. I’m from … More

Copenhagen…or our travels to Europe part 2

From Stockholm, we moved south to Copenhagen, a city I lived in for eight and a half years. It is … More