Last night was the MTF Charity art auction to raise money for Riding for the Disabled. The previous weekend Bhav and I painted our masterpieces going for quite unconventional designs. We had seen the standard from that last time the event had been held and certainly didn’t want to let the side down. We’re pleased [...]
Last weekend Bhav and I did the Otago Central Rail Trail, a 150km (93m) cycle track which used to be part of the branch line from Middlemarch to Clyde in Central Otago. It was Bhav’s birthday present and something she’s always wanted to do. We took Friday off and cycled for 3 days, stopping off [...]
Last week I started my new job as a business analyst with MTF, a vehicle finance company. It’s a big step up in my career and should see me help develop the IT systems of a very successful business.
Over Christmas and New Year we were in Queensland, Australia. We thought it would be a good idea to get away from Dunedin for a bit but that was before the terrible flooding and generally miserable weather in Queensland. We still made the most of our trip visiting Brisbane, off-roading on a camping trip on [...]
The Dunedin train station is a magnificent building and like many in the town, a legacy of it’s prosperous Victorian past. Nowadays the only passenger train that leaves from here is the Taieri Gorge Railway, a scenic train that explores the coastline and the Taieri Gorge for which it is named. Mum and I took [...]
When we were up in Auckland we took a day trip to see Rotorua, famous for its geothermal activity. Whilst there we also heard about the culture of the Māori and the particular significance of the geysers.
We were invited to Bhav’s cousins engagement party in KL and had a great time. We also took the opportunity to go down to Singapore and catch up with one of my friends from my gap year in Malaysia in 2004. Basically the engagement was a 3 day party which eclipsed a western wedding. It [...]
I’m mildly envious of an old friend’s new business venture, tours in Central Asia. I went to Malaysia all those years ago (pre Uni) with Ollie from Be Travellers and since then he’s fallen in love with Central Asia having driven through the region on an epic journey from England to Mongolia in an old [...]
Last year my birthday surprise was a horse ride on the beach, this year Bhav blew that out of the water with a trip to the Cook Islands! Try to picture my surprise on my face when Bhav appeared on the entrance security camera on a very cold and wet Friday afternoon and told me [...]
