In Spain, they have the running of the bulls. In New Zealand we have running of the sheep. Mention the small town of Te Kuiti and most New Zealanders automatically think of sheep. It might have something to do with the fact that the NZ Shearing championships are held...
Last week I taped a travel show because hubby and I are considering where we might visit next and some of the destinations looked interesting. Singleton in Australia is one of the places they visited. It's in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales and is known for the...
I’m an avid traveler and a recent article in the travel section of the New Zealand Herald caught my attention. It spoke to me. It made me laugh. In some countries, you still have travel with a father or a husband before being allowed to enter i.e. Saudi Arabia. In...
My special guest today is Barbara Martin who lives in Canada. I met Barbara online and love visiting her blog because it's always interesting. On each visit I learn something about wildlife, history or beauty spots in Canada. She writes dark fantasy, short stories and...
San Francisco would have to be one of my favorite cities to visit. I'm running a bit short of time today so I thought I'd post a few photos from our recent trip. I think I like San Francisco so much because of its situation on the sea. The hills are killers to walk up...
I first heard of Deadwood when the HBO show of the same name came out. I started to watch the first one and the swearing horrified me. I think I watched about the first ten minutes before I gave up. When we decided to visit South Dakota we discussed Deadwood and put...
Thirteen National Parks I Visited Recently 1. Yosemite, California - just beautiful. I'd visited before but it was much quieter this time due to both the petrol prices and a recent fire that had scared visitors away. We had a perfect day with excellent visibility. 2....
Our holiday is almost over and I won't post again until we're at home. We've had such a great time and seen so many wonderful places. Yesterday morning we wandered around the gardens at our hotel. Here's a sunflower shot. I like sunflowers. They always make me smile...
Another short post today. Yesterday we drove from Prineville to Cottage Grove, passing through lava fields and in the afternoon driving around to see covered bridges. We're staying the night at a lovely resort called Village Green. We have our own private garden plus...
