What’s On Your Bucket List? I’m sure I’d be correct in saying that to have a motorhome and live a life on the road enjoying our beautiful country would be a bucket list item for many New Zealanders. It has certainly been on our bucket list for several years now, […]
Southland
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At midnight tonight life in New Zealand reverts back to almost normal as the country drops to Covid-19 Alert level 1, but back in mid-May we had just come out of the depths of Alert Level 3 into Level 2. Although travel between regions was now allowed, we were still […]
As I said once before – autumn in the park is my favourite time of year. I took a late afternoon walk, camera in hand, through Queens Park today to capture a few images of autumn’s fading days. Unfortunately I left my run a little late as most leaves have […]
I have to start this wee story with a disclaimer. The title of this post is not one I thought of myself. Let The Catlins Captivate You is the catchphrase you see in big bold letters when you visit the Official Website Of The Catlins. Notwithstanding that – the catchphrase is […]
Maintaining Sanity During Covid With the Covid-19 Alert Level in the country now lifted to level 2, official advice is for over-70s (that’s me…) to stay inside as much as possible and avoid contact with other people. Maintaining sanity under these circumstances can be a bit trying. Fortunately it is […]
Many years ago one of the Rolling Stones described Invercargill – the main, and only city, in Southland – as the “arsehole of the world“. Unfortunately, many New Zealanders feel the same way, not just about Invercargill, but also about the whole Southland region. Does this concern us in Southland? […]
Back in mid-February I wrote about the changing face of Invercargill as demolition work started on some old buildings that sit on the site where a new hotel to be known as The Langlands is to be built. Well – things have progressed steadily since then as all the old […]
Big things are starting to happen in my hometown of Invercargill. In fact the changing face of the city means that what you see today may not be visible tomorrow. For a long time I had been intending to head downtown and take photos of the old Langlands Building on […]