Connection in the Tunnel

“We were connected. We were reachable by the outside world.”

Land of The Long White Cloud – Part Seven: Top of The South

Part Seven: Top of The South If you find yourself wandering through a land lined with the most exquisite vineyards you could quite possibly be in Marlborough, rich wine country. We had travelled through Marlborough and on into Nelson, The Top of the South. It had been a surprising start to the summer months. The […]

Scheming SATNAV

I have a big brand SATNAV, I have Google Navigation on my phone and I also have another brand of SATNAV on my phone. You could say that I like to know where I’m going. If I have a meeting to get to or if a new independent coffee house has opened up, I’ll just […]

Land of the Long White Cloud – Part Six: Not a Sound

Part Six: Not a Sound On the Western coastline of the glorious Southlands there is an opening in a long stretch of high rock-faced cliffs. It was some time ago, and estimations do range significantly with embossed capillaries signalling passionate opinions, that a series of glaciers carved out their passage from deep inland that reached […]

Land of the Long White Cloud – Part Five: The City of Sails

Part Five: The City of Sails The City of Auckland sits on the harbour with countless boats and yachts dotted around the opening of the big blue. During December the harbour is a stunning place to walk around and appreciate the variety and richness of the City’s Port. I imagine that on a warm February afternoon, with […]

Land of the Long White Cloud – Part Four: Bucket List

Part Four: Bucket List Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman entertained us with the film Bucket List and although the concept always has a bleak ending, the #MakeTheMostOfNow centiment is first class. If you are working your way through a bucket list get your list out because you need to add an item: – Visit Lake […]

Land of the Long White Cloud – Part Two: The view from a Cab

Part Two – The view from a Cab It had been ten hours, four films and two meals since roaring down the runway at Heathrow airport. We’d flown over the Atlantic, crossed through the skies above Newfoundland and the white Canadian landscape. I’ve driven for ten hours, maybe even twelve hours on a drive down […]

Land of the Long White Cloud – Part One: The Journey South

Part One – The Journey South. The 19:58 to Euston was late into Preston. A passenger further up the line had fallen ill and an emergency doctor had taken him to the nearest hospital. Only the most stubborn can remain frustrated at the trains timekeeping considering the ordeal that the man had gone through. Just […]