All the tuk tuks were covered with Christmas paper and other decorations, with presents fixed to the roofs – it was an amazing sight.
Tag: Memories
Making Memories
Every trip starts with the joy of choosing a new notebook
On Crosby Beach
Mesmerising
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.
Liquorice Panna Cotta
You arrive a day too late for a theatre performance. The train leaves at 11 but the gallery doesn’t open until 12. The weather just isn’t kind and the plane can’t fly. Sometimes you miss out.
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 