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My travel adventures!
flâneur /flaˈnəː/ Loosely translated from the French as "a person who roams around, deliberately aimless, just observing life."
The unbeliva-bull, remarka-bull town of Bull
People say there is not much to see as you make your way across New Zealand to Napier. However we set out to prove them wrong. The views...
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19 hours ago2 min read
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New Zealand's only glockenspiel
Day 6 and a highlight of our New Zealand road trip was from New Plymouth to Stratford to see a mechanical clock perform "Romeo and...
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2 days ago2 min read
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And another adventure begins
I’m off! Not in a literal sense, but on my next adventure. First across the ditch for a North Island road trip (with plenty of car...
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4 days ago2 min read
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That's a Wrap
Well, I am back in Lane Cove after four months of adventures through Europe. Starting in Sardinia, Corsica, France, Spain (my new...
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Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Time flies when you are having fun
With four exhibition halls, over ninety aircraft, more than 2 million records, and 30 thousand artefacts, the Fleet Air Arm Museum at...
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Aug 20, 20241 min read
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The city that invented plasticine
That's right, today I am in Bath, founded by the Romans as a thermal spa. Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the...
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Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Avon Calling
Another day yesterday working at Margaret's and Simon's farm, before getting a short train trip to Bristol, where I am spending my last...
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Aug 18, 20241 min read
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Lakes & grapes
A beautiful drive today from Brno through towns such as Mikulov, in the South Moravian region of the Czech Republic, to discover well...
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Aug 15, 20242 min read
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Brno's Wonders and pea genetics.
Was told by the receptionist that there wasn't much to see in the Czech town of Brno, but in 40 degree heat I found so many things....
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Aug 14, 20242 min read
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A really interesting Czech story!
Today drove 4 hours through the Czechia county side to Brno, another random place to stay. Must have driven through 50 small villages,...
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Aug 13, 20242 min read
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Czechia's "Iron Heart" and a brown bear.
I am in the town of Ostrava - A random selection of a place to stay in Czechia (basically just point and pick a place on the map!). But...
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Aug 12, 20242 min read
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Wow, this has been a hard day at the office!
Woke up this morning to watch the Wallabies get flogged by South Africa (not surprised by the result). Then drove the hour to Auschwitz...
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Aug 11, 20241 min read
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It's great when travel takes you out of your comfort zone, but first a cool clock....
Today was a beautiful drive through the northern Slovak mountains to Poland, but my first stop was at the biggest wooden statue in...
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Aug 10, 20241 min read
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Čičmany and other nearby interesting Slovak sights
Today headed into the Slovak hills to discover a village of timbered houses which have been preserved in Čičmany. The village resembles a...
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Aug 9, 20241 min read
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$4 beers and a velvet divorce
I am now in Slovakia which became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia, sometimes...
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Aug 8, 20241 min read
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A quick update before I head back to Europe
Just a quick blog entry tonight as I have had a few days off (well not really) with Margaret and Simon in London where they quite happily...
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Aug 5, 20241 min read
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Have I just visited Ireland's most stunning city?
Spent this morning discovering Killkenny - which I rate as one of the most attractive cities I have visited in Ireland. The city is home...
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Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Rocks on hills and a beautiful drive to Kilkenny
Had a fantastic day yesterday in Dublin which included a Guinness for lunch at the Temple Bar (doesn't get any more Irish than that!)....
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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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A pyramid in Ireland?
Yep, that’s right! Was woken by a fire alarm at 4am, so after breakfast drove to Arklow see the only pyramid in Ireland. It was...
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Jul 30, 20242 min read
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Ireland's sunny southeast
My last day exploring the Southeast Corner of Ireland and the home of the oldest operating lighthouse in the world and finally some...
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Jul 29, 20241 min read
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