Bucket list for New Zealand A few nights ago in Lethbridge we stayed with Amber and Ewan who are visiting New Zealand later this year. It got me to thinking about what, as a kiwi, I would suggest as a…
Byron Bay
A few years ago we did a trip to Australia. After spending some time in Brisbane we hired a car and drove to Sydney via Byron Bay. We stayed near Byron Bay at a place called A Beach House at…
Kuranda steam train day trip
We visited Australia last year and stayed several days at Port Douglas. On one day we decided to do a day trip on the Kuranda Steam Railway near Cairns. We booked a day tour with a company as we were…
A visit to Upwey and Puffing Billy
A visit to Upwey and Puffing Billy Unless you’re an Australian or train enthusiast you have probably not heard of Upwey in Australia. Upwey is a suburb around 32 kilometres east of central Melbourne. It is easy to get to…
Koala cuddling in Brisbane?
One thing that Debbie was keen to tick off her bucket list in Australia was a photo with a koala. What is on your bucket list to accomplish on a visit to Australia? On our next trip in 2015 we…
In search of Hobbits Part 2: A journey around the North Island
In search of Hobbits Part 2: A journey around the North Island Factoid: New Zealand is geographically around the same side as the United Kingdom without the 65 million people. We left the South Island and its 1.5 million people…
In search of Hobbits: Part 1 A journey around the South Island of New Zealand
It was nice to arrive back in New Zealand in November 2010 although a bit odd that my Canadian in-laws, Joe and Inga, met us at Christchurch airport. I’m a kiwi and it should have been the other way around…