Long Bay Winter Days
Even in an Auckland winter – which is wet and windy, sometimes very cold with southerly gales drawn up from … Continue reading Long Bay Winter Days
Category: Rural & Countryside
“Paradise In Peril”
This story was originally written just before the death of Dave Achong, founding President of the T&T Surfing Association, and … Continue reading “Paradise In Peril”
Star Performer
An escape to Aotea Great Barrier Island, written for AA Directions magazine. This is the story as published, but with … Continue reading Star Performer
Road Trip At World’s End
An illustrated journey along New Zealand’s spectacular Southern Scenic Route ending in a two night voyage in Fiordland National Park’s … Continue reading Road Trip At World’s End
The Fall of Asa Wright
A four part series (so far) for the Trinidad Sunday Express on the closure of T&T’s world famous Asa Wright … Continue reading The Fall of Asa Wright
Mt Cook Bucket List
In 2014, while on motorhome trip around the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island with the kids, we paid … Continue reading Mt Cook Bucket List
Covid-free vacation
In 2020 New Zealand had been the only major country where life continued as normal throughout almost all of the … Continue reading Covid-free vacation
North Coast Treasure
One day, in the not too distant future, tourists will come back to the Caribbean. But the nature of tourism … Continue reading North Coast Treasure
Akaroa’s Wild Side
This feature was written and photographed for AA Directions magazine’s Summer 2018 edition. You can read the article on this … Continue reading Akaroa’s Wild Side
Paving Paradise at Long Bay-Okura
When I first came to live in New Zealand in 2006, in Torbay on Auckland’s North Shore, our family realised … Continue reading Paving Paradise at Long Bay-Okura
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