Monthly Archives

May 2016

  • Tramper On Panekiri Bluff

    Lake Waikairemoana. Black swans and brown trout.

    May 30, 2016

    This is a wee story I wrote after walking the Lake Waikairemoana track with my Father in 2007. My father was an avid tramper here in NZ, regularly flying down here from Scotland to knock off…

  • Bangkok Tuk Tuk Nightime Long Exposure

    Thailand. Explore a land of extremes.

    May 30, 2016

    This is a little travel article I wrote, again for the Northen Advocate, after a 2007 holiday in Thailand. The published PDF can be seen here. Thailand Explore a land of extremes. The taxi driver smiles…

  • Boy and Conch, Waitangi Day 2006 1

    New Zealand. More than just a pretty place….

    May 30, 2016

    This is a little piece I wrote about my observations on life here in NZ after a few years of living year. It seems a little naive now, looking back with a few more kiwi years…

  • LOXLEYS PLEASE DO X2 (16X ?) & X1 (7X?) THANKS DAN TUFFS.

    Holy Cow! Naivety and Confusion Across a Subcontinent

    May 29, 2016

    A personal story from my time in Nepal, India and Tibet in the early 90’s. It was published in The Northern Advocate, New Zealand in 2006. The published PDF can be seen here. Holy Cow! Naivety…