Category Archives: Travel
“Thanks for the memories”
Dear Qantas You didn’t get my memo, again. I explicitly asked for an upgrade. I wasn’t asking for any favours. I have so many frequent flyer points that Greece has asked me to cash them in to solve the European
“Thanks for the memories”
Dear Qantas You didn’t get my memo, again. I explicitly asked for an upgrade. I wasn’t asking for any favours. I have so many frequent flyer points that Greece has asked me to cash them in to solve the European
A morning in the gardens
It was a lovely warm morning and so I went to the Re:start Mall, where the shops are built in temporary containers for breakfast And then to the Christchurch Museum to catch a sightseeing bus. While I waited for my
A morning in the gardens
It was a lovely warm morning and so I went to the Re:start Mall, where the shops are built in temporary containers for breakfast And then to the Christchurch Museum to catch a sightseeing bus. While I waited for my
Sunday Church
In my last post I wrote of St Peter’s in Queenstown, their beautiful church and their grand commercial development. Now back in Christchurch I couldn’t face its transitional cathedral again, despite coverting their altar cloth (below). I think it was
Sunday Church
In my last post I wrote of St Peter’s in Queenstown, their beautiful church and their grand commercial development. Now back in Christchurch I couldn’t face its transitional cathedral again, despite coverting their altar cloth (below). I think it was
Midweek church
This is my favourite church on the outside – St Peter’s in Queenstown. Alex Sexton was married here in November last, and the HTSH cope of Fr Geoffrey Sexton travelled across the ‘ditch’ to be worn by the Bishop of
Midweek church
This is my favourite church on the outside – St Peter’s in Queenstown. Alex Sexton was married here in November last, and the HTSH cope of Fr Geoffrey Sexton travelled across the ‘ditch’ to be worn by the Bishop of
Meet the Fokker
Its so 1965 to be flying in a Fokker Friendship. Yet this is a near brand-new plane (not actually made by Fokker) an ATR72. I couldn’t find a label to see who makes them but Air NZ are buying them
Meet the Fokker
Its so 1965 to be flying in a Fokker Friendship. Yet this is a near brand-new plane (not actually made by Fokker) an ATR72. I couldn’t find a label to see who makes them but Air NZ are buying them
Highways and byways
Church Lane, behind St Peter’s Church is one of the many lanes which comprise the town centre in Queenstown. Lots of interesting shops, bars, women’s clothing stores, bars, (bad) art galleries, bars and hotels with bars. I like the way
Highways and byways
Church Lane, behind St Peter’s Church is one of the many lanes which comprise the town centre in Queenstown. Lots of interesting shops, bars, women’s clothing stores, bars, (bad) art galleries, bars and hotels with bars. I like the way
Going gondola
Of course I arrived before anyone in Queenstown was prepared for me, so I took advantage of the quiet morning to take a gondola ride up a nearby peak to see the town, literally, from above. It was a spooky
Going gondola
Of course I arrived before anyone in Queenstown was prepared for me, so I took advantage of the quiet morning to take a gondola ride up a nearby peak to see the town, literally, from above. It was a spooky
Lord of the Rings and things
Off on an adventure to Queenstown on Air New Zealand. They are a bit obsessed with the whole Lord of the Rings and whatever the latest trilogy is called (Buffy, Freddo??) even their safety drill video is acted out by
Lord of the Rings and things
Off on an adventure to Queenstown on Air New Zealand. They are a bit obsessed with the whole Lord of the Rings and whatever the latest trilogy is called (Buffy, Freddo??) even their safety drill video is acted out by
The lost city
It is extraordinary to survey the damage caused by the 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch NZ. So much of the city centre is simply missing. Many of the city properties are now vacant land, and of those pre-earthquake building that remain,
The lost city
It is extraordinary to survey the damage caused by the 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch NZ. So much of the city centre is simply missing. Many of the city properties are now vacant land, and of those pre-earthquake building that remain,
Up, up and away
The Duchess is on holidays with her Aunt and I venture forth for a week off. This is the tail of my plane. I didn’t realise it at the time I took this photo. I was on the transit bus
Up, up and away
The Duchess is on holidays with her Aunt and I venture forth for a week off. This is the tail of my plane. I didn’t realise it at the time I took this photo. I was on the transit bus
Father M 