These interesting facts about New Zealand Aotearoa will offer you a fascinating insight to this beautiful country's culture and landscape. With 51 New Zealand facts, you'll definitely learn something! Read more

This trip took place eighteen months ago. It was February, I was just three months into my five month RTW trip and I was in the company of one of my best friends. It's a trip that I can remember better than most; I can quickly and easily conjure up read more

The Swooshing Skirt Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh ; dainty clicks and clacks that roll together to make a more flowing sound. It's a sound that has echoed off this ground for centuries, I realised as I listened to the woman wearing the swooshing skirt tell her story and that of her read more

I took this photo in Napier and forgot about it. Then when I came to pick photos for this post about Napier's history and art deco heritage, I rediscovered both the image and the quote and remembered instantly why I loved it. Everyday I look to the sky for some read more

Is it wrong when surrounded by so much natural beauty in the dramatically ever-changing landscape of New Zealand that one of the highlights of my trip there was a relatively unknown small coastal town? But Napier stole my heart for very different reasons. It is a town with accidental style read more

I have been thinking a lot about how sometimes the simplest of words can bring comfort, reassurance, encouragement and inspiration. As you know from my previous blog post titles , I am a fan of song lyrics. My short and sweet book reviews will also tell you that I love reading read more

There is something about seeing a truly spectacular sunset on the other side of the world to make you think about how far you've come both literally and metaphorically.This was the sunset that prompted me to count the miles and acknowledge the changes in my life. I think you'll read more

The wildest thing we did in Queenstown, New Zealand was do the Queenstown Hill walk… and then get a burger after. But seriously, this post will explain why walking up Queenstown Hill is well worth the effort. Read more

As Betty and I drove through New Zealand's North and South Islands the landscape and horizon changed often. Sometimes it was a sudden change - like when we turned a corner out of a small mountain range and saw the bright blue of Lake Tekapo for the first time - read more

As I sifted through photos for this blog post about visiting Milford Sound, I wondered why I'd taken so many in black and white. In fact, I hadn't. It was just that the light, the dark greens and greys and the swirls of white mist and cloud all looked very read more

Confession time, again.I have not one but two University degrees. I speak three other languages to a decent standard and I am currently running my own (admittedly, one woman) copywriting and research business.But until recently I didn't know what a fjord was.At least, I wasn't sure.I read more

Of course, there are many "wow" moments when you are a perpetual traveller and as I'm often reminded, I'm easily pleased. I'll wow a pad thai if it tastes good enough, a sunset if I'm simply facing in the right direction and an ice cold beer simply because the day read more

Once upon a time in New Zealand there were 22 sheep for every person who lived there.Nowadays that number is more like 8 sheep for every Kiwi who lives on home soil rather than in Shepherd's Bush.What you don't hear about as often are the cows. There are read more