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North Island Visits & Day Trips – part 2
Next day trip was on my own to Paeroa, Karangahake and the Bay of Plenty. Paeroa is a town in the at the gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula where I had first thought of traveling, on the Waihou and Ohinemuri … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand
Tagged athenree, Bay of Plenty, beach, goldfields, Karangahake, kiwifruit, L&P, Paeroa, waihi, zespri
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North Island Visits & Day Trips – part 1
The story continues albeit a long while after the fact. When you come from a large family there are always obligations to visit and keep contact but the benefits are you always have a place to stay and food on … Continue reading
South Island Visits & Day Trips – part 3: Swedes, Shipwrecks, Lighthouses & Flying Machines
It has been awhile. Covid restrictions and a new job have severely influenced my blogging. Basically the lack of time has not allowed me to sit down and write, but here goes. Back to February 2020 and my trip to … Continue reading
South Island Visits & Day Trips – part 2
My journey continued northward from Dunedin along the east coast of the South Island to visit my life long friend Dave in the town of Oamaru. The 112 km drive along the East Coast is dramatic through rugged hills over … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Travel blog
Tagged alexandra, blue penguins, Captain Scott, cromwell, dunstan, elephant rocks, lakes, maniototo, Oamaru, oamaru stone, Omarama, ranfurly, seals, shag point, steampunk, terra nova, totara estate, Victorian architecture, waitaki, Wanaka
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South Island Visits & Day Trips – part 1
It has been awhile since I have had the opportunity to update my blog. Apologies to those who follow it. I haven’t had the time to sit down during the last few months. Too busy enjoying the Swedish summer and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cadburys, Dunedin, earnslaw, queenstown, south island, Speights, University of Otago
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Waitangi Day – 6th February 2020
It has not been often in the last 30 years of living abroad that I have been home at the same time as my homeland of New Zealand celebrates its National Day, Waitangi Day on the 6th of February. I … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand
Tagged 1840, aotearoa, crown, europeans, maori, national day, New Zealand, treaty, waitangi
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Water, water and more water!
With a few days of recovery under the belt from the flights from one side of the world to the other in 40 hours, the family decided to assemble for my first weekend home and have a reunion. Mum, all … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand, Travel blog
Tagged emergency, evacuation, flood, Gore, mataura, rain, river
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Biannual Pilgrimage Home
That time has come around again for the biannual pilgrimage to the homeland to visit family and friends. I was home in June & July of 2017, a winter visit which had only occurred because of a wedding. I try … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, New Zealand
Tagged A350, auckland, Boeing 777, business class, business lounges, cathay pacific, heathrow, hong kong, maunsell sea forts
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Road trip into WWI history
8th – 14th October 2017 The past 4 years the world has been commemorating the events of World War I (WWI) and New Zealand has been no exception. The kiwi commemorations began on the 25th of April 2014 at dawn … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium, Flanders, New Zealand
Tagged centenary, Ieper, Passchendaele, WWI
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Hamilton, Hobbits & Travel Hell
My arrival to the North Island of NZ saw me land into Auckland and then make the journey south to friends in Hamilton (or the Southfarthing in Hobbit speak). Here I met up with old friends from university days Greg, … Continue reading
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