For the last few weeks, I’ve been pre-occupied preparing for this year’s NZ Book Festival, (it’s tomorrow 17th BTW at Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, Auckland from 10am – lots of free goodies going) and now I’m behind in…
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When you’ve been travelling, the one question everyone asks first is: What was your favourite place? As if I could answer that in one sentence. Over a period of 115 days we travelled across more than 10 oceans and…
I’ve had time to reflect in the last few days as our leg across the Indian Ocean, through the Persian Gulf and up the Red Sea comes to an end. We have left the intense heat and our experiences…
For those of you just catching up with my travels for 2018, we have left our Southern Hemisphere winter behind and are currently cruising in the middle of the Indian Ocean. If you’ve been following me on social media,…
One of the joys of caravanning is travelling the back roads through the small, out-of-the-way places that are often steeped in history. We live in a stunningly beautiful country with so much colour, ruggedness and spectacular drama around every…
I’m sure you are all aware of my sentimentality for anything old. I love antiques. I love the elegant clothing from eras past, and I love old houses – I blogged about several I had discovered last month. Likewise, I…
If you’ve been following me on any of the social media platforms, you will know that my OH and I are travelling around New Zealand. Today, I’m sitting in our caravan watching the heavy rain stream down the windows…
One of the delights of writing historical fiction inspired by real people is that these people come alive for me as I write. My research tells me the sort of life they lived and some days it’s like a…
This amazing event is coming soon. Mark your calendars Saturday 11 November 10am to 4pm Mt Eden War Memorial Hall (Dominion Road opposite Potters Park) Nearly a hundred New Zealand authors will showcase their books. I’ll be there on…
My significant other and I bought a caravan when he retired and we set off in January of last year on our three month tour of the South Island without a plan of where or when or what. I…