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That’s what it’s all about!
Here in South Devon, locals call outsiders ‘blow-ins”. I like the expression “blow-in”. For me it creates an image of a seed being carried on the wind to land gently…
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Two in Thailand
One of the questions we get asked frequently is how the two of us manage to get along living in such a small space and spending most hours of most…
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Pink ‘n’ Blue
It’s hard to imagine that there is a downside to island hopping in Thailand on a sailing yacht, but the saying you don’t get something for nothing is true whatever…
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Life’s a Beach
Life has brought us many twists and turns over the last few years, and I think we have proven ourselves to be reasonably adept at dealing with whatever comes our…
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The Swan and The Bay of Bengal
A lot has happened in the last 2 years. Most of it was unplanned, and it has involved a lot of new experiences – mostly good ones, some less so. …
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There’s no place like home
My homesickness for the UK has been steadily growing. It is now over 2 years since I stood on British soil but, in these COVID times, it is no longer…
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Tiki Touring and the Wop Wops
I have picked up a few Kiwi expressions since we have been back in New Zealand. Bryan thought it appropriate to teach me a few often-used ones. In fact, while…
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Wild, Wild West
One of the many advantages of our unplanned slow and steady campervan adventures through New Zealand has been to explore parts of the country that we haven’t visited before, or…
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Opposites Attract
Bryan’s recent blog about re-becoming Kiwi got me thinking about all the new experiences for me in New Zealand, without that back history to draw upon. We often joke that…
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Freedom to Camp
Without a doubt, New Zealand is a spectacularly beautiful country. It is not without irony that, had it not been for COVID, we would not have been able to explore…
The next chapter in life
