International travel and Blog the Globe are back
A couple of days ago I boarded my first international flight since late 2019. Who would have thought international travel from New Zealand would have ground to a halt for the better part of two years. Like many of you we cancelled trips, ours to Ethiopia and Italy. Sadly, during this time a civil war […]
Why Stewart Island exceeded my expectations?
With Covid still curtailing international travel, I’m loving exploring my own back yard. I’ve had a number of New Zealand adventures lately, my latest being Stewart Island. It exceeded my expectations on so many levels, from friendly locals, delicious food, brilliant fishing, Kiwis roaming freely, and the natural beauty. We originally planned to take the […]
The best of Arrowtown’s restaurants and bars
Now we’re at Level One and can confidently park Covid (hopefully forever), it’s time to get out and start exploring our beautiful country. I’m in Arrowtown and recently posted about some of the great things I’ve done over the past couple of weeks – ‘Queenstown is waiting for you.’ The response to the post was great […]