Like children let loose in sweet shop allowed to spend all their pocket money as they wish, New Zealanders are going to gorge themselves over the next six weeks on their favourite sport, rugby. Hosting the Rugby World Cup here in New Zealand brings sharp focus to the national game and is unleashing passions towards [...]
I’ve been very slack lately about taking my camera with me to town when I’m working. I came to realise that it was because lugging my camera around with all my work paperwork was making my shoulder ache. To remedy that I dug out my baby DLSR and was determined to find a few minutes [...]
It’s not hard to see the attraction of sailing – the feeling of wild abandonment and connecting with the rawest of earth’s elements. Sitting back and enjoying the view is of course my sort of sailing, where you leave all the hard work to an experienced crew. With so much to look at on our [...]
Making the effort to reach isolated parts of New Zealand is almost always rewarded with a slice of kiwi paradise. All around the Banks Peninusla are isolated bays providing sheltered beaches and stunning views. We took a trip 20 minutes out of Akaroa to visit Le Bons Bay, it was simply stunning. Although I was [...]
The morning clouds lingered in the sky as the sun was just peaked over the hills as we left Akaroa this morning. It looked like it was going to be another glorious day. A cruise ship had sailed into the harbour and was offloading passengers for a day in the bays. I was more than [...]
There is a magical depth to Akaroa that I believe reveals itself to you the longer you are here. I fear a few short days will mean we will not reach those depths but is a good reason to want to return. To explore the true Akaroa. I’m smitten that’s for sure. It’s my kind [...]
The sunlight danced on the harbour as we strolled around Akaroa this evening. It was a glorious evening to watch the boats bob up and down on the water and the clouds stream overhead. It was idyllic. Picture postcard splendor.
Excuse me whilst I indulge in one New Zealand’s finest views. We’ve left the rain and wind of Wellington behind (by prop plane no less) and arrived south of Christchurch to Akaroa. This is a corner of New Zealand I’ve wanted to visit for a while. Five years after emigrating here we’ve finally made it. [...]
I turned around and there is was like a blanket giving comfort. Layers of weather on the layers of countryside. Just as well I had plenty of layers on as the southerly was blowing and I was wet. But wet is nothing compared to what residents of Christchurch have been enduring since the earthquake hit [...]
Surrounded by mountains and trees it’s easy to be lulled into a false sense of security that you’re enjoying nature. There is no doubt we are surrounded by some of nature’s best. We are also surrounded by one of the biggest industries in New Zealand, forestry. This means the trees that flank the hillsides are [...]
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