Dear friends, It has been almost perfect weather during our trip, and even the few rain days we've had have all coincided with 'driving days' so we've been lucky. Leaving the capital city, Wellington, we travelled north and after winding through the Rimutakas, stopped for a delicious big breakfast at Greytown on the recommendation of [...]
Dear Friends, Another glorious day as we drove from Nelson along the winding Queen Charlotte Drive to Picton from where we took the Interislander Ferry to Wellington. The ferry cruises through the beautiful Marlborough Sounds, then across Cook Strait and into Wellington Harbour. A panorama of Queen Charlotte Drive looking out to the Sounds. Blue [...]
Dear everyone, From Queenstown, we drove over the winding Crown Range Road to Lake Wanaka, but as it was raining and cloudy there are no photos of the scenery to post. So, descending down the Cadrona Valley, a stop at the old pub for a cup of tea was most welcome. I remember this old [...]
Dear friends, Leaving Dunedin behind we drove back up the coast as far as Palmerston and then turned inland, driving through the Maniatoto District and then into Central Otago. The colours of the coastlands are more green and as you move into Central, the colours turn to golds and aqua. Rolling green hills of North [...]
Dear friends, It could be said that New Year Resolutions are merely 'To Do' lists for the first week of January. If so, now that we are in the second week of January 2017, I can feel free to share some thoughts with you about life in general and to bring some positive energy into [...]
Greetings everyone, I've been looking back over this year's travel and remembering not only the beautiful places I visited, the many interesting and passionate people I met and learned from, and the variety of entertainment and delicious food and wine we enjoyed, but also thinking about the small details and discoveries, the splendid light and [...]
Greetings everyone, This weekend I've been in Yangon, Myanmar again to attend the wedding my dear friends Sandy and Zarni. They were a part of my team when I worked there and we have remained good friends, meeting often and sometimes travelling to different places in Myanmar together. They are both mentioned frequently in my [...]