Divine Morocco - May 2025
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In a year when many places have been out of reach for most Kiwi's & Australians, there is one island which is close enough and safe enough for us to visit. Tucked away in splendid isolation, Tasmania is low-key and off-grid. This un-spoilt island below mainland Australia may be the size of Ireland, but its vast array of landscapes, food & wine and rockin' art really packs a punch.[...]
So here we are - April, 2021. And the Bubble has Burst. As of 19 April, 2021, we will be able to have Quarantine Free travel between New Zealand and Australia. This has been a long time coming - over 12 months. Imagine that. 12 months of not visiting loved ones; family and friends. 12 months of not getting on a big jet plane. 12 months of not seeing new pastures. Kind of crazy really.[...]
Good God - I cannot wait to see the ass end of 2020. It has been SHIT. Really, really shit.Ok, some people thrived & were complete winners through 2020 - Amazon anyone? - but others? Well, the struggle was incredibly real. It is still incredibly real.So haere rā 2020. Adiós. Sayonara. Ciao. Au revoir. Auf Wiedersehen. Ma'a as-salaama. Namaste. Khodaa haafez. Just bloody Vale!And I[...]
You may not know this, but I have a Fine Arts Degree.. Yep, I am a trained Artist. How about that!The Husband is constantly ribbing me about it as I have not been Artistic, nor Creative for a long, long, long time.In fact, the easel and canvas he bought me about 7 years ago are still unused! How terrible is that..But every so often I really get the urge to 'create'; to use the right side o[...]