I’ve been reading a book by Trent Dalton called Love Stories. Highly recommended. I do wish I had of read it before we popped into Brisbane last week, it would have resounded given where we stayed. More on Brissie later.  Perhaps. Love Stories of course bought me to the question of happiness. What is happiness? It’s a big question. I’m very happy at the moment, … Continue reading Love, happiness and all that stuff

It feels like I’m falling in love…. What’s not to love about Coldplay 😀 Even if you don’t love their music.  Do I love their music?  Yes I probably do, given surprisingly, I knew so many songs including their latest.  Will, Johnny, Guy and Chris have been around since 1997 after all.  I am glad they didn’t stick with their original names of Big Fat … Continue reading Coldplay – Music of the Spheres World Tour

It’s not you, it’s me.  We need to end this affair. It’s gone on far too long.  Delicious as you are, I can’t afford $14.92NZD for a Soy Latte. With heavy heart I sit in the Houston airport ready to make the 14.5 hour journey back to NZ, knowing I will not see my dear friend again. Starbucks I will miss you. And just like … Continue reading It’s over…..

We are in the capital of Oaxaca. Aptly named Oaxaca. Pronounced Whoahaka – if you are an Aussie. Or if you are me.  It’s a stunning city, filled with vibrancy, colour and sound. English is not really spoken which has been a little challenging, given my under-confidence with pronouncing any other languages. Our grandson did better than me. But then again, he also did better … Continue reading Mexico – Oaxaca to be precise

Orlando – Population 325,044.  DisneyWorld employs 77,000 cast members. That’s one quarter of the population.  Orlando is in the County seat of Orange – yes we have been watching Murders in Orange County but no, it’s safe. Well as safe as anywhere in the world where you can get easily get a gun I guess. Best I don’t go into my views on that one.  … Continue reading Fun with Walt

There really is only one word to describe DisneyWorld. Magical. But first, the entry into USA from Europe. We got up at stupid o’clock – 4.20am – and headed to Zagreb airport to fly to Vienna. From there to Newark, in NYC and then Orlando.  The flight from Vienna was nearly ten hours. As we boarded we realised we had been placed in seperate rows. … Continue reading Walt Disney World

The capital and largest city in Croatia, Zagreb has been around since the 1100’s. Elevation 158m, population about 767,000. Give or take a few.  It was a wet rainy, and as turns out, cold, day in Zagreb. We wandered. The casino is close to where we are staying, the security guard out the front had a real live gun attached to his hip. We headed … Continue reading Zagreb

Started the morning at a coffee shop where the barista took extra time to decorate our coffee just for us. Asked us if we liked her art. Only one resounding answer to that! Yeeeesssss! We didn’t need sugar. We headed out of Sarajevo.  Just like my attempts at accommodation in a new country, it appears I can’t be trusted with Google Maps. Even after uninstalling and … Continue reading Goodbye Sarajevo

Had to pull out the merino this a.m. It being 6 degrees when we left the hotel. We did start off the morning with the Aus/NZ series – My Life Is Murder on Bosnian TV. And Series 1, the pick of the three – in my opinion – probably because it was filmed in Melbourne.  We followed that up with a luxury hotel breakfast where … Continue reading Never forgotten Sarajevo

We drove out of Dubrovnik and before we realised it we were in Bosnia. It wasn’t the best entry, two unhappy border control guards, an unhappy barista in a cafe where they were smoking inside (we didn’t stay) and an emaciated dog. On the plus side, where the poor break-my-heart dog was, we got two very strong but actually nice cappuccinos for 2 euro. At … Continue reading Let’s leave Croatia for a few days he said, let’s head North East….