Well I’m back in London after a hectic and fun-packed month traipsing around my home country New Zealand. As I sit at my computer, wading through a month’s worth of unread emails, and staring out the window at the spring blossoms and daffodils, I can’t help but feel a pang of holiday blues. I’ve lived … Continue reading 10 reasons I love New Zealand
Listicles
These are the goals (not resolutions) I’m setting myself for 2017
So, the first day of the new year has come and gone. I can’t help but wonder how many people made New Year’s Resolutions and have already broken them? By all accounts, according to the experts, the better term to use is goals, not resolutions, which can be defined as more specific, and which are … Continue reading These are the goals (not resolutions) I’m setting myself for 2017
These were my highlights from 2016
In my last blog, I listed all the mishaps, lows and hilarious misadventures I had experienced in 2016. Now I turn to the highlights and good times. At this time of year, with a spangly new year full of promise on the horizon, it’s good to remember the positives and to be grateful for the … Continue reading These were my highlights from 2016
The mishaps, lows and hilarious misadventures of 2016
It’s that time of year when I can’t help but do some navel gazing, looking back at the year that was. And boy has 2016 been an interesting one (I leave the interpretation of the word “interesting” up to you). There has been a mixture of highs and lows but here are the top mishaps … Continue reading The mishaps, lows and hilarious misadventures of 2016
5 reasons to visit London’s East End
London’s East End – it has a troubled past, known for its poverty and the infamous Jack the Ripper. But it’s also an area rich in history and a eclectic mix of cultures, resulting from the waves of immigration to the area – Huguenots, Jews, and Bangladeshis. Now in 2016 it’s an edgy, bustling metropolis … Continue reading 5 reasons to visit London’s East End
The year that was – highlights and lowlights
It’s that time of year – taking a look back over the past 12 months of 2015. And it’s been an interesting one. Highlights A New Year’s midnight swim to enter the year I got to hang out with one of my besties for a warm New Year’s at Orewa beach, one of my favourite … Continue reading The year that was – highlights and lowlights
Baby steps
Here is my attempt at getting my A into G to achieve my #40by40 quest to climb 40 volcanoes by the age of 40. The start of a list of things to do. Apart from the fact there appears to be heaps to do (think overwhelming), this is at least progress. Have I forgotten anything? … Continue reading Baby steps