This week’s small pleasures should be subtitled ‘the Auckland edition’ because the focus this week is our weekend trip to Auckland.
Tag: winter break
Time for a short holiday
If you read last Thursday’s post, you will have seen that we recently took a short trip up to Napier … More
Winter wine tasting in Hawke’s Bay
At this time of year, when the cold weather sets in, it is important to have a few little treats lined up. With our planned three-week trip to Canada obviously cancelled, we decided to head up north to Napier in the Hawke’s Bay region for a few days winter break
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
A winter break in Singapore
We escaped the cold New Zealand winter last week and headed north to the tropics for a few days in Singapore.
Waikato Weekend: Raglan
On Saturday, we drove over to Raglan, a coastal town about 45 minute drive west of Hamilton. It is particularly … More
Journeys and Destinations 2017
Hi everyone and hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. Our Christmas Eve was full of cheer and food, our … More
This week’s small pleasures # 55
If you’ve read my last few blog posts, you will know I’ve been on holiday in Fiji for a week. … More
Sunday, sunshine and stopping in Greytown
A mini post about the rest our weekend away. After our visit to Stonehenge Aotearoa, we drove the sort distance … More
A weekend in Martinborough: wine, food and sunshine
We are just home from a lovely relaxing weekend over the Rimutaka Hills in Martinborough, where, as regular readers will … More
Thistles and Kiwis 