Christchurch, Seven Years After

Whisked away for a sneaky weekend in Christchurch, I was asked if there was anything I wanted to do between...

Early Settler Style Tree Fuchsia Jam

It’s that time again! The kotukutuku (native tree fuchsia) trees are fruiting and I’m getting ready to harvest the berries....

I really should learn to write better clickbait headlines. I’m sure “insane” or “mind-blowing” would attract more readers than merely...

Time for the next stop on my great English road trip, and since I’m so unfamiliar with the local geography...

I’d done the two English sections of the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage route that runs from Canterbury to Rome....

Having settled in to Dover and had a crash course on its history, my next move was naturally to take...

Staggering off the train into Europe’s busiest port and the last stop of my week-long French sojourn, I was in...

Once again I found myself aboard a train cruising through the French countryside, destined for the village of Le Quesnoy...

Wrapping up my stay in Italy, I thought I’d reflect on my most surprising moments as a visitor to this...

The end of my Italian holiday was fast approaching, but one important thing remained for me to do before I...