The Stormy Shore of New Plymouth

We had finally made it, Auntie and I, to the place where our forebears had first become Kiwis. Here we...

The Rise and Fall of Kaiapoi

Predictably, as I headed south on my great road trip the weather got worse and worse. From bright sun and...

Heading down from Auckland once again, this time in a shiny new Jeep, I searched for historic places to hit...

A family member needed to make a day trip to Invercargill, so I generously offered to drive and even extended...

When last we left my Waitangi Day adventure, I had just finished my tour of the little cemetery perched atop...

An adventureless morning found me once again occupied by my habit of perusing local maps for interesting places. Scrolling down...

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

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

Today we decided to challenge ourselves with a walk we’d last completed two years ago – the 8km Millenium Track...

Today I teamed up again with KL’s Self Discovery as we seized the opportunity to visit Otago Harbour’s iconic Quarantine...