Goodness 10 days since the last blog - we've been rather busy. Here we are in NZ, a place that Jeff has always wanted to visit. We had heard that it's just like England, fifty years ago . Well, so far we have not seen that in the North Island, it's modern and very up to date; however the tales of wonderful scenery and welcoming folk are absolutely true, that is except the bus drivers in Waiheke Island!! Our first destination was Parnell, Auckland - a very sma...

I wanted to write this blog before leaving Chile, but as everyone knows not everything goes to plan. Our expectation was to write blog, load photos at the airport, but we found that even though it was a huge, modern airport - no wifi!! I have to tell you that seeing young folk and 'techno addicts' unable to access their regular 'fix' was an interesting sight. They struggled with the art of conversation, so many stayed silence and had a fixed glare. Our brief vi...

Sorry folks but you have got a new Author here and apologies for lowering the standards of previously published entries!! What a bl...y awful way to have to spend a Sunday! We started with an amazing dawn as depicted on the blog entry which was taken from G&T terrace except we only have Malbec. After a very pleasant breakfast we took an hours cycle ride around the vineyards which are vast, and after a quick clean up we decided to explore some of the fincas ...

Just to start by saying thank you for your comments on the blog. We were grateful that although the sky was blue there was a welcome wind to cool us as we set off on our new adventure and took our bags to the bus stop; however I really felt like a 'grown up' traveller, my backpack was so heavy, The reason was that we needed to pack our backpacks as we needed to alleviate the weight of our main bag to 20 kg for the bus trip to Mendoza. As I tried to get on the bu...

Hi - its me again. I published the blog late last night after a glass or two of Malbec, an expensive bottle at £2.50, but don't worry we are drinking in moderation. However before Jonathan or Andy Wilson notice- I'm sure they already have, there are a couple of corrections needed. As followed - cemetry,oppulent, avert, apartment. And when referring to the mountains - It's surrounded by......... He! He! I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed w...