Hidden away in the rolling hills of Northumberland, a remarkable herd of white cattle roams freely across ancient parkland, carrying in their genes a story that stretches back over 700 years. These are the Chillingham wild cattle—perhaps the most extraordinary...
Te Anau is a small New Zealand town known as the gateway to Milford Sound and Fiordland National Park. It's a picturesque place with a beautiful alpine lake and snow-capped mountains. Mr. Munro and I visited and walked parted of the nearby Kepler Track. I fell in love...
For years, I've been hearing about the marvelous creation called packing cubes. Packing has never been a problem for me. I'm an experienced traveler and, therefore, have a lot of experience packing suitcases. Who needs packing cubes, I thought. Oh, how wrong I was....
P & O Cruises Dates: 17 November 2023 (Three nights) Auckland return. I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't anticipating this cruise with the same enthusiasm I might have for our other holidays. I'd sailed with P & O a few years ago and was underwhelmed. A...
Last weekend, Mr. Munro and I visited Cape Reinga, a place I'd never gone to before. Cape Reinga is at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand, and from here it's possible to see where the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean collide with currents going in...
From August to March each year, visitors get a ringside seat to the goings-on at the gannet colony. There are nests with chicks and busy adult birds feeding their offspring. We watched the birds for ages as they flew back and forth, rode the air currents, and...
Whenever we have friends visiting from overseas, we take them to the Waitakere Regional Park. A short drive from the inner city and you're in the middle of nature. The views from the visitor center are gorgeous, and it's an interesting place for kids of all ages! This...
Although I've visited Panama before via land (around thirty years ago) and peered at the canal from the shore, I was looking forward to actually sailing through. A small part of me wondered if I might get bored—I mean, an entire day of canals then lake then more...
When we visited Key West, I noticed the Ernest Hemingway House Museum and suggested to my long-suffering husband that this could be our bit of "culture" for the day. Although I know of Hemingway, I've never read his books (I know. Big gasp.) but, other writers...
