An amazing bit of luck with the timing of our trip was that we were able to attend the Sydney wedding of my very good friend Stu and his Aussie fiancee Morgan. The days leading up to the main event on 18 December were spent catching up with friends, meeting the bride-to-be’s family and, most…
Month: December 2016
Western Australia: from prison to paradise
On our previous trips we had visited the more popular east and south coasts, the Red Centre as well as the Top End of Oz, so this time we decided to sample the western side of this huge country. After a couple of nights in a bunkbed in a converted prison cell in Fremantle (a funky Perth…
A long weekend with friends in Wellington
My friend Ralph emigrated to New Zealand a few years and now has a Kiwi fiancee. We spent four days together, sampling life as local Wellingtonians, which mainly involved planning our next meal. Here’s some snaps of of the long weekend. Brunch: War exhibition at Te Papa: BBQ: Walk: Pub: A round of crazy golf:…
The totally tropical Cook Islands
From French Polynesia, a three hour flight west brought us to the Cook Island which used to be ruled by the British and are named after Captain Cook. Now they work in ‘free association’ with New Zealand; use the NZ dollar (with an unusal triangular one dollar coin thrown into the mix) and English is the…
French Polynesia: the most beautiful country in the world..?
People playing the ukulele as you walk by in the street… Women wearing colourful sarongs and flowers in their hair… Locals calling out “bonjour” as you pass… Delicious French pastries and baguettes in every shop (and in the basket of everyone’s bicycles)… The most amazing water you have ever seen… Where is this place I hear…
Couple on Tour 