Re-reading a book that was first published in 1996 – and wallowing in nostalgia for early travels and London-living.
Tag: New Zealand
Choose Your Favourite Cuisine Every Time
When I’m hungry, I want to find a food court.
The Book Swap Shelf
Keep travelling, keep reading, keep swapping those books.
2004: It Didn’t Stop Raining (Abel Tasman National Park, NZ)
A great walk in the worst of the weather – you don’t always get the picture postcard view.
Always Take Time for Tea
If there is time for afternoon tea, then I’m happy.
Grapefruit Wheat Beer
Try grapefruit wheat beer; experience unexpected and unplanned moments of wonder
Get off the Bus
We could go straight through; there was a direct bus service. But instead we decided to get off the bus in Waioru.
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.
27 Hours In Twizel 