As hard as it is for me to admit, the very first time I ever flew I packed … my pillow! I was in my twenties when I first flew on a plane and my employer sent me to Christchurch for a night to help out with Health & Safety. So being the first time … More Why you should start traveling light
Went in search for the Addington Coffee Co-op, took a wrong turn and ended up driving past the old abandoned Wood Bros flour mill. A quick google search reveals “The mill opened in 1891 and was powered by steam, lit by electricity and serviced by the railway line next door. The storage buildings pictured here … More 258 |365 Success fades
To have a home, a real home, a safe home, a loving home, is there any sweeter thing? Home is a place, but not the building. Home is the people, the laughter, the sadness, the exciting and the mundane. At home you are best known and best cared for. And yet for … More 168 | 365 – Almost home
While down south Karina & I visited the Royal Albatross Centre. I was blown away by two things. 1) The distance and speed these birds fly. One Bird calked Toroa (with GPS tracking) flew from Dunedin to South America. Top speed 109 km per hour, and did 1020km in one day. 2) The rubbish that … More Royal Albatross Centre
Went exploring this fine city, caught a wrong train, missed a bus and walked for about an hour. Oh well. The buses trains and trams are an amazing network. I suspect if you know where you are going rather than just following your nose they would work a heap better as well. Late yesterday afternoon … More Excess baggage here I come – Melbourne Day 2
Got into Melbourne around 6pm on Sunday night. Immediately I noticed the infrastructure. They actually have a motorway that goes from the airport to the city without have to drive through the suburbs, unlike Auckland! Secondly I noticed the architecture, both old and modern. It is astounding and visually cool. Yesterday I caught the train … More Melbourne Day 1
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