Less is more
I realised that the driver of the expensive 4 x 4 wasn’t going to stop just before I stepped off the kerb onto a narrow inner city street lined with other shiny 4 x 4s and renovated villas. Perhaps I should… Read More ›
Getting to know Marlborough: 1
After 3 months, I am still very much in the honeymoon phase in my relationship with Marlborough. I am delighted with every new discovery I make, beguiled by the charm of life outside the big city and prepared to overlook any disappointments that my new… Read More ›
Small town charm in Thomaston, Georgia
Some cities in the USA like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago get a lot of media coverage and rightly so. They are big and attractive and there’s a lot going on. There’s a different kind of going on in smaller… Read More ›
Finding inspiration in Kaiteriteri
There is no limit to what can be achieved when determined minds come together. And if it happens in a beautiful place, the results can be extraordinary. I can see how true that is right now. I’m in Kaiteriteri, a… Read More ›
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CHAMPAGNE VS MEAT PIE
Originally posted on CHAMPAGNE APPÉTIT:
The Challenge: A cuisine that shares its roots with the motherland, a wine crafted specifically for the motherland; a classic cuvée with a rich history attempts to balance a pie that takes richness to… -
How to be a good tourist
Tourists are the ones who travel on huge buses and wear Aloha shirts. They follow guides who wave flags on long poles and they wear sneakers and fanny packs and take photographs of everything, as if that’s the only… Read More ›
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Losing my phone or my mind?
Cold sweat. Feeling nauseous. I’ve lost my phone. Don’t panic. Retracing steps. Don’t panic. Running now. Can’t find it. I’VE LOST MY PHONE. OK. You can panic now. This pretty much sums up how I felt 5 minute after I… Read More ›
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Oystering and crabbing on Moon River
A slightly salty smell drifts cross the open waters of the Low Country surrounding Pin Point, a tiny fishing community that has sat quietly for a hundred years at the edge of the marshlands south of Savannah, Georgia. A finger… Read More ›
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God Bless America part 4
1. Driving down the interstate, I tuned into an intelligent debate on NPR about offering subsidised egg freezing to female employees. Large corporations such as Apple, Facebook and the Pentagon have been offering this as part of their recruitment package… Read More ›
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The comfort of pie
A great testimonial to one of Blenheim’s greatest assets by one of the locals. Find her at www.searchingforthegoodlife.co.nz If someone asked me what I was looking for when I was searching for the good life, it would be fair to… Read More ›
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God Bless America part 3
My third month in this crazy country is underway and I’m about to embark on a road trip that will take me further south and west than I have ever been before in a car. I’m looking forward to lots of… Read More ›
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In the steps of Daniel Boone
I spent a lovely couple of days exploring the tiny town of Cumberland Gap tucked at the foothills of the Appalachian mountains where, if you listen carefully, you’d swear you could hear the creaking of wagons and the sighs of weary… Read More ›
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Bye Bye Blackbird
Dear Blackbird Bakery, For the last three months you’ve been a welcome refuge for this Kiwi who is far from home and in need of coffee and cakes and company on a daily basis. You’ve become my home from… Read More ›
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Always something to celebrate
Americans really really love celebrating and I like that. We need to recognise and appreciate positive and good things so that we don’t get lost or overwhelmed with the bad things that are all too often greedier for our attention. The… Read More ›
