The property we stayed in during our time at Auriat was more than 250 years old. Like the many other … More
Author: kiwimonks
not quite in the footsteps of Mallory and Scott…
One year ago this month, we pulled our kids out of pre-school, waved goodbye to friends, flicked the bird to … More
the boy who grew up
Increasingly we live in a world of scientific theories and evidence based practice models. Our lives link into global networks … More
strawberry fields forever
Stooping down the four inches needed to break into her personal space, I looked my companion in the eye and … More
Madness in Blueberry Heaven
The instructions were as clear as they could be, given the fact we were using Google Translate to communicate with … More
confessions of a tour cyclist
Crossing a bridge, I spied a bush down by a dry river bed that would afford a much needed squat … More
the best show i never did see
In France, they don’t call their national day ‘Bastille Day’ like the rest of the English speaking world. For that … More
“never wild camp nude..”
With the day drawing towards its end, we both climbed naked into our small two person tent and lay … More
bent double, like old beggars under sacks…
Within minutes of the tourist bus pulling away, we found ourselves alone, standing quietly next to the Lochnagar crater. At … More