This Easter weekend has been pretty special this year, mainly I think thanks to Cyclone Cook. With the arrival of so much rain, leaving New Zealand somewhat drowned, we changed our travel plans and instead stayed nestled at home- an ideal time to ensure on my next trip I take considerably less baggage. Thanks for your words of wisdom J…
This Easter weekend has been pretty special this year, mainly I think thanks to Cyclone Cook. With the arrival of so much rain, leaving New Zealand somewhat drowned, we changed our travel p…
Sound advice from Janice MacLeod that I've taken to heart! Last time Gordon & I navigated our way through Europe we did so towing a 30kg bag each. Not fun when, with 5 minutes until th…
One of our favourite memories of Europe is walking the steeply terraced slopes of this seaside paradise. Then dropping down into one of the five villages to steal wistful glances down hidden c…
Cyclone Cook hit during the night. It's not often we can hear the weather from inside our compact two bedroom hideout, but not this night. I woke often to torrential rain and buffeting wind…
My first 20 minutes spent cleaning out my top bedside drawer to find my watercolours - thanks Janice for the nudge. Then made my first attempt at creative journalling using my Europe travel…
