Little fishies and big lines: NZ 2024
Hokitika and Ruatapu, West Coast Day 3 finds us in the whitebait capital of the South Island, Hokitika. It’s whitebait season, the little fish are running, and the locals are […]
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NZ: Scotts Gap, you charmer, you
Location: Scotts Gap, Otago, New Zealand If Airbnb had a category for Disarming Charmers, The Hitchin Rail at Scotts Gap, Southland, NZ, would be right in there. How can a […]
NZ: The hills are alive
Location: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Christchurch-Canterbury region Rob and I were enjoying a private ‘Sound of Music’ moment when two exhausted backpackers crawled over the nearest hill. They didn’t speak […]
New Zealand: Arrival and a shot on the rocks
Flying into Queenstown, New Zealand, is like entering Mordor on a sunny day. This spectacular view over Queenstown hides a dark secret… 1F2C3432-1171-440C-9D7E-DEF0E8AA0934.medium No inclinators in town! Still, we all […]
Southern hospitality
You get a hint of Margaret River’s wine credentials several kilometres before hitting the town. First you go through the town of Capel (Capel Vale) and later you cross the […]
Dead posh in Perth
Laneways have made it to Perth. Wolf Lane is behind the Mantra on Murray hotel, and is full of murals. We ate at The Spaniard here – the brussels sprouts […]
Bird noises
Location: Lamington National Park Accommodation: O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat
Where to stay on Skye
We booked The Pier Hotel while driving up the west coast towards Skye. It was the only hotel we didn’t prebook in Scotland and it turned out to be one […]
Monty was here
There’s a BBC TV travel presenter called Monty Halls who said this in an episode of his Monty’s Great Escape: “Three reasons to visit Scotland: Edinburgh, Stirling Castle and The […]
Where will John sleep?
There are two things I absolutely love about travelling – the unexpected and meeting people. In both cases, the more intriguing the person or situation, the happier I become. Our […]
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