A great walk in the worst of the weather – you don’t always get the picture postcard view.
Category: Memory Lane
Tales from travels past – taken from my old photo albums, travel journals, notes and emails.
2008: Footy at the G (Melbourne, Australia)
If you are in Melbourne, you need to watch footy at the G!
2005: Stopover (Boston, MA, USA)
Looking back at my journal gives me a feeling of exhaustion. I packed a lot in to two full days of exploring before getting back on a plane to continue on to Mexico.
2008: Crash Landing (Alice Springs, Australia)
We bounced a couple of times before coming to a stop, then the combination of the wind and the weight of the balloon, gently tipped the basket over
1991: It’s Worth Thwaiting For (Prague)
Sobota 3 Srpen – at night, we went to a Falco concert at the exhibition centre.
2005: Feliz Navidad (Lake Atitlan, Guatemala)
All the tuk tuks were covered with Christmas paper and other decorations, with presents fixed to the roofs – it was an amazing sight.
2004: Walking on a Glacier (Franz Josef, New Zealand)
We set off up the centre of the glacier in search of ice caves.
2015: Poetry in Motion (Wanaka to Fox Glacier, NZ)
Crossing rivers, streams, gullies, falls and creeks. Bright yellow signs proclaiming their names.
2008: Wellington: A City of Action
It’s true you can’t live here by chance,
You have to do and be, not simply watch or even describe
This is a city of action, the world headquarters of the verb
Lauris Edmond, 1924-2000
Bridge Sculpture, Wellington Waterfront (part of the Wellington Writers Walk)Excerpt from NZ Journal, March 2008
1999: Lost in the Cameron Highlands (Malaysia)
We found the beginning of the trail without too many problems – it began around the back of a Camelia garden.
27 Hours In Twizel 