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"When the people are being beaten with a stick, they are not much happier if it is called 'the People's Stick'"

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Category: Holiday

  • Strange weather recently.

    We’re meant to be moving into summer and yet the weather has been strange recently. I went for a small walk around the block to get some fresh air then headed down the road to have a look around at the mall. I’m still working through the templates on WordPress – the difficult balance of…

  • What a day, what a lovely day.

    Woke up this morning and it felt so good not having the anxiety of feeling that all I had was this day to enjoy and then back to work the next day. I hung out around home, enjoyed some cherries I bought on Monday on special which were a lot more appetising than the strawberries…

  • Wonderful first day off.

    Woke up this morning and headed down to the local cafe for some egg bene for brunch and picked up a few treats from the desert cabinet that I’ll enjoy later on when I have an afternoon coffee. I’m going to make use of my Snapper Card and do a bit of travelling around on…

  • Let the annual leave begin.

    Finished work tonight and it never felt so good knowing that for the next two weeks off I have no responsibilities other than to take care of myself. I put the first load of washing on then went for a relaxing walk tonight around the block, came back, put the washing out, had a shower,…

  • Grocery shopping all done.

    Last night I got a chicken out before I went to bed, woke up this morning, had some yoghurt and iced coffee for breakfast and headed down the road to pick up some groceries. Quite a few people down at Woolworths – I assume people getting ready for Christmas along with family getting together for…

  • Another good day at work.

    Woke up this morning, had a tuna meal bowl for brunch along with a coffee then jumped into the queue answering emails and telephone calls. Unfortunately things went a bit pear shaped at work because of Salesforce issues but they were eventually fixed. I’m not in the technology area where they do all the system…

  • I’ve arrived back in New Zealand and recovering.

    I should have posted it yesterday when I did arrive back in New Zealand but I was so exhausted after almost 32 hours of non stop travel (including the waiting at London, Dubai and Brisbane). I did sleep on the plane but the sleep was horrible with the constant waking up, the uncomfortable chair (I…

  • Update 3: Arrived in Ireland and then left to.

    Over the last few days I’ve been travelling through Ireland then through Wales, here is the map of the tour: I’m currently in Chester and heading off to Cardiff tomorrow then two days in Plymouth then back to London where I’ll be flying back to New Zealand. As promised I’ll be uploading photos with more…

  • Update 2: Arrived in London and started the tour.

    The thing I left out of first update was that I was sick after arriving in Paris – unfortunately it always happens when I go for a long trip, be it by via train, road, airplane, whether it is a short journey (Wellington to Auckland) or a long one (Wellington to Sydney then to Dubai…

  • Trip to France, United Kingdom and Ireland: Update 1.

    I left home on on Monday so I could chill out a few hours at the Qantas lounge – a nice way to start a long trip. I’m of two minds when it comes to planning a long trip – do you have a single flight and be in the air for 20+ hours or…