Flying through The Remarkables
Sometimes, getting there is half the fun. Many people are not fond of small planes or helicopters, but I love them because they enable you to…
My travel year…in pictures
Happy New Year to all my readers! I’ve had a wonderful year, including travel to some places new to me and those which are familiar and…
A tale of three bridges
Once upon a time, I held a record, of sorts. For a few days in 2005, I was the first woman in the world to have…
On yer bike!
They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle. Perhaps it’s true, because after a few ever-so-slightly wobbly moments, I was off…to ride part of…
NZ’s expansive pathway to the heavens
With all the talk of this week’s “super moon”, I wanted to share this wonderful image from Wellington’s Carter Observatory, taken by Sally Eyre. In Maori, the…
Take a break with the seals
With bodies as black, as wet and as gleaming as the rocks they recline on, seals are prolific along the New Zealand coastline. Once your eyes…
An intimate insight into Maori culture
For such a small place, Kaikoura offers a lot to do. Maori culture can be explored in many ways throughout New Zealand, but one of the…
A plate of paua
Candice from Canada is totally intrigued. What is paua? What does it look like? She’s seen the shells, all iridescent blues and purples…but what is the…
A whale of a time
Toki, a male Sperm Whale who lives in the deep undersea canyon off the Kaikoura coast on New Zealand’s South Island, made my day today. Toki was…
A rendezvous in Kiwi country
New Zealand’s annual tourism showcase, TRENZ – that stands for Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand – starts on May 7 in Queenstown. I’ll be there. But first, I’ll…
