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Golden Bay: Pupu springs, the source of the Riwaka and the Wainui Falls
I just spent a weekend in Golden Bay, which is part of the Abel Tasman region at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Here’s a short film of the…
Eight nice gins
I tried these eight lovely gins last night. They are part of the Bibendum Wine gin portfolio. Hepple Gin 45% alcohol. From Northumbria, this is a juniper-forward gin and it’s…
Walking the Abel Tasman
This weekend Nat and I headed off to spend a couple of days walking the Abel Tasman Track, a stunning route at the top of the South Island. To do…
On divorce
[Aside: I have been running an internal debate about whether to write on this subject. It’s not like I’m the first person to get divorced: it happens all the time….
On my way to New Zealand, some random observations from LAX
So I am on my way to New Zealand. Almost half way there, actually, sitting at the gate in LAX after 10 hours in the air, about to board the…
Pug puppies and two good Champagnes
Nipped over to my sister Hester’s last night to see their new pug puppies. They already have an adult pug, and these new recruits take the pug quotient in the…
Snow, puppy and Port
From all the fuss, you’d imagine we’d never seen snow before in the UK. But for each of the last three winters, we’ve had a good dose of the white…
RTL update: poooopies on the way, soon!
Rosie The Labradoodle is with puppy. And she’s due to give birth at some stage over the next week. Saturday night, if our calculations are correct. It was just over…