The Olrig Gangers’ Shed along the Otago Central Rail Trail. We did just a section of what was once a 152km railway line that passes...

Weekend brunch at Industry Lane Eatery in Alexandra. Newly opened by a couple of local girls, Jen and Hayley - a chef and baker team....

The track to the Ben Lomond Summit on Monday! 1748m at the top with panoramic views of the Wakatipu Basin. It was named after the Ben...

I’m a fan of ‘real fruit’ ice creams, and have taken on the task of testing out a few in the region this summer. One favourite spot was...

Saint Bathans’ Blue Lake. On my way to spend a few days on the farm last week, I took SH 85 and drove past this quiet, historic town, to...

And so this morning I headed out to watch sunrise at Tomahawk beach. It wasn’t anything spectacular and it was a breezy, slightly chilly...

We hopped on a de-iced plane, and left the wintry scenes behind us, so happy to have returned to a NZ summer 🤗

We ‘met’ another local during our trip...a bear called Nakina. She’s one of seven rescued bears at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Centre in...

Holiday reading - I picked up this book from a Lilliput Library while running in Brockville in Dunedin a few months back. Lilliput...

Riding the chairlift at Bridger Bowl on a snowy, still morning. Quiet, no lift queues, friendly locals keen to chat - mostly (it seemed)...