I’ve been wanting to visit Tiritiri Matangi Island for a long time and our recent trip up to Auckland for the Elbow concert gave us a perfect opportunity. It’s possible to visit the island as part of a day trip but we decided to stay the night. There is a DOC managed bunk-house on the […]
Clandestine Castle building for a good cause
On Friday night we made our way to Lyall Bay for an Adventure Wellington organised event. The plan was to cover a large section of beach in sand castles. It was all in aid of the Child Cancer Foundation with sponsor Southern Cross donating $1 for each castle constructed. In the end there were over […]
A day off at Zealandia
Recently I visited Zealandia and explored a few areas I either don’t to much or hadn’t been to at all. The hour return walk up and down the Fuchsia Track was tiring but worth it for the views at the top. As always there was plenty of bird life for me to photograph, a few […]
An excuse for photos
There are a couple of photo competitions that I’ll be looking at entering over the next month or so. The DPhoto Amateur Photographer of the Year is back and this year sponsored by Nikon. They’ve done away with the silly voting scheme from last year as well which is good. I’ve also recently found out […]
Catching up on the past: Paris
We spent four days in Paris in September 2006 and had a good time. The tourist spots were all good; we went to a number of excellent museums (Mus?e du Louvre, Mus?e de l’Orangerie des Tuileries, Mus?e d’orsay), climbed up the Eiffel Tower, a couple of Churches (Basilique du Sacre Coeur, Cath?drale Notre Dame de […]