Did you hear that New Zealand is beautiful? Did you watch Lord of the Rings and couldn’t quite believe that this place actually existed? On a whistlestop tour from Auckland to Dunedin, this far flung country is incredibly beautiful, quirky, fun and easy to get around. Cricket – the disclaimer In the southern summer of […]
Earlier Posts
Wheatbelt Tour
I grew up in the wheatbelt in Western Australia. I recently spent a week long road trip there, partly to visit family and partly to spend some quality time in my back yard during Covid restrictions. It is the ‘sheep and wheat’ area to the north, east and south of Perth. The wheatbelt has […]
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam
Pobitora is one of the safari parks in India where you can get up close and personal with some pretty wild animals. We went on a day trip from Guwahati, in the north eastern state of Assam. The State of Assam is and was a tea growing area. Much of it is hilly and forested. […]
A Clean Sweep in India
Sustainability and India are not two words that you expect to hear in the same sentence. But in Bengaluru cricket circles it is a subject that unites the community. And by community we mean the Karnataka Cricket Association, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the Municipal government and the Indian Premier League (IPL). All heavy hitters, […]
Snapshots
Snapshot : From Dehradun to Mussoorie and Rishikesh
Mussoorie is a hill station in the north-east of India, not too far from Delhi and sits in the foothills of the Himalayas. Nearby Rishikesh is nestled beside the Ganges River. The river is considered holy, and the Rishikesh is renowned as a center for studying yoga and meditation. Temples and ashrams (centers for spiritual […]
Snapshots – Montbrison Markets
Last Saturday’s mission was to stock up on cheese at the markets in the main square of Montbrison. Montbrison has its own ‘fourme’ which is a medium – not hard not soft – blue cheese. Added to my list as I waited in line at the cheese van was some Cantal Vieux, some St Nectair […]
Snapshot: The Ardath Pub
My memory of the Ardath Pub was that it was on the loop of a horseshoe shaped road, and in the middle of nowhere. You could see it for miles and it was a beacon to anyone who drove past. Not quite true because (a) no one drives past, and (b) it is not on […]
