(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) Through the Mountains and Off the Rails   Road trips are a beautiful thing and anyone who has ever taken one knows the key…

Arriving – A Bit of a Shock (This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!)   It was finally time to head to New Zealand and for me at least (I…

The Planning – Months in the Making  (This is part of a multi part series – to see the previous entry, click here!)   When I take a trip I do have the habit of working out as many details…

Was I Ever That Young?   A long time ago, when I was a wee lad of seven or eight years old, I had a classmate who went to New Zealand with his family for a few weeks. Little did…