The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (13) – Exploring the Catlins
Before going any further, we need to talk about birds in New Zealand …
Skye with Dad 2020 – York to Fort William
The reason for the trip was really two-fold – a chance for father and son to reprise a pair of trips to this region made a decade previously in simpler times; and a chance for mum to have a few days to her own devices, with no-one’s needs trumping hers. …
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (10) – Te Anau – an unexpected stop
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything on here – mainly owing to not having time from a combination of family and work. As noted in the previous post,
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (6) – Along the West Coast in sunshine
Okarito to Collyer House (Haast) via Fox Glacier [googlemaps https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Okarito,+New+Zealand&daddr=Collyer+House+Guest+Lodge,+Cuttance+Road,+Haast,+New+Zealand&hl=en&geocode=FZt1bP0drHkkCikdSJ2aDnApbTHw4nmEhu8ABQ%3BFT4dYv0dqW4RCiFz7JGTnrGN1CkdepXYdgnVbDFz7JGTnrGN1A&aq=0&oq=collyer&sll=-43.223653,170.162604&sspn=0.34274,0.727158&t=h&mra=ls&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.561484,169.579676&spn=0.680083,1.332465&output=embed&w=425&h=350] (click map / zoom out for full view) Segment six of our trip saw us wake up in our Hutel
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (3) – Sydney
As promised last time around, next stop on the trip was Sydney. Flight time from Singapore was about 7.5 hours, which wasn’t really enough for a solid night’s sleep between
The Thomases’ grand antipodean adventure (2) – Singapore
Singapore Following on from my previous post, 12 and a half hours of flying later and we landed, about 1 degree north of the equator in the lovely city of
The Thomases’ Grand Antipodean Adventure (1)
The first of many! At the end of 2012, Mrs T and I set-off for a big trip – three and a half weeks visiting Australia and New Zealand. Our
A tour of some country houses
Last month, my belovèd and I tool a gentle tour of some of England, and called in at some lovely houses along the way. First was a trip to my homeland
Scottish Trip
Day One – to Loch Duich [googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bishopthorpe&daddr=loch+duich&hl=en&geocode=%3BFY02aQMdkiut_ykdKem2ApSOSDGgm6o7GmgMKg&mra=ls&sll=55.57196,-3.26185&sspn=3.876697,11.634521&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=55.57196,-3.26185&spn=3.30172,4.32338&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Day one, and we set out from York in Wesley (dad’s X-type) for our very long drive to the Scottish Highlands, more
Boating!
My friend Helen lives on a houseboat, which is convenient, since like a snail she can take her home with her. The other weekend she decided to use the boat