Google Fleur’s Place and a stream of sites appear highlighting this culinary pioneer’s extraordinary journey from a childhood forager to a restaurateur of global recognition. With a long-standing desire to visit South Island’s Moeraki – see its boulders and feast on Fleur’s famous food – I could …
Travels
Around the Mountains of Queenstown
On a clear day – and a window seat - it’s spectacular flying above the Southern Alps, down through the valleys into Queenstown. Even without snow. Queenstown is undoubtedly one of this country’s most picturesque spots. The prospect of tackling Around the Mountains Cycle Trail, …
Pacific Coast Great Train Journey
Having completed a roadie from Picton to Kaikoura during the coastal corridor’s massive repair after 2016’s devastating earthquake, this train journey was always on the ‘to do’ list. Seeing the rail track so close to the road was incentive enough to imagine the relaxed comfort of a train to …