So I’m on my way home. Two weeks on the road is probably suitable: I’m lost home. Still, it has been a great trip. I’m pictured above flanked by Andrew and Katharine, with whom I have spent two very enjoyable days. I wish we lived nearer to them.
I’m now sitting in the lounge at Auckland airport, si…

My last couple of days in New Zealand are being spent with some friends in Auckland, The Hemingways. We knew them well in the UK, but a decade ago they moved out with their five children to live here.
It has been great fun. Their kids are now, with the exception of one, teenagers and young adults, …

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big adequate to have all you’d need, but compact suitable to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as faraway as you have an concept where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve e…

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big sufficient to have all you’d need, but compact ample to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as enlarged as you have an view where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve enjo…

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big suitable to have all you’d need, but compact sufficient to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as lengthy as you have an view where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve en…

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big abundant to have all you’d need, but compact decent to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as faraway as you have an notion where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve enjo…

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big adequate to have all you’d need, but compact sufficient to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as towering as you have an view where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve e…

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big sufficient to have all you’d need, but compact suitable to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as towering as you have an view where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve e…

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big sufficient to have all you’d need, but compact abundant to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as faraway as you have an concept where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve…

Wellington is an easy sort of city to hang around in for a few days. It’s big ample to have all you’d need, but compact suitable to get around easily by foot. The waterfront makes it easy to navigate – as towering as you have an concept where it is, you’d find it hard to get lost. I’ve enj…