Tornado visited the East Lancs Railway over Easter in March/April 2018. It joined Flying Scotsman at Bury Station and also City of Wells...

Auckland Arrived back in Auckland. Could not get to our hotel because it was the day of the Christmas Parade. We stopped and asked a...

Matamata, Waiotapu, Rotarua and Hobbiton We were staying at Walnut Lodge, very comfortable and lovely hosts. We set off to Rotarua to the...

Matamata, Meeting up with Gordon and His family, Sarah, Hope and Connor. Gordon lives in Putaruru. We drove over to meet him the next...

North Island, The Bay of Islands, Russell, Dolphins and the Hole in The Rock. Not forgetting the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway. We were...

From Christchurch, South Island to Auckland, North Island We drove from Jucy Snooze to the airport, parked our hire car in one of the...

Return to Christchurch before leaving South Island We drove back to Christchurch, following the quieter scenic route rather than State...

Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook We arrived in Lake Tekapo and the sun was still shining with clear blue skies. 287 km (178 miles), 3.5 hours...

Dunedin, Larnach Castle, Otago Peninsula and Moeraki Boulders When we arrived in Dunedin, it was dull and overcast. It stayed like that...

In Queenstown We booked 4 nights in Queenstown as there was a lot to do there and we were intending to travel or, preferably, fly down to...

Heading for Queenstown It was heavily overcast when we left and stayed like that until we turned inland towards Lake Wanaka. After the...

Fox Glacier, Mount Tasman and Mount Cook We were greeted in Fox Glacier with heavy cloud obscuring the mountains, however, the next...

Now we are in New Zealand having landed from Sydney in Christchurch Airport in the South Island. At the Airport bought a Spark 60 day,...

Now in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The home of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Obviously, there will be many photos of...

After a few years delay, we managed to go to New Zealand to meet up with Gordon, my younger brother and his children and also take the...

What camera gear was in my camera bag during my recent 6 week trip to New Zealand via Singapore and Sydney to visit my Brother who I only...

Last week we spent another few days in London. We were based near Tower Bridge at the The Lalit London. Excellent Hotel in easy walking...

We were staying in the Grosvenor Hotel at Victoria. The room was superb on the First Floor Wing. The hotel has 6 Floors. Our friend was...

It was with a little nervousness that we went to London on the 25th, 26th and 27th May although that did not stop us going. We travelled...

It's amazing where one can find waterfalls. In the Peak District in a hidden location one can find a series of waterfalls. On a fine,...