Odd name for an equally odd bird. The New Zealand Kea to be precise. The Kea is one of only 10 types of parrot found in New Zealand, and the only Alpine parrot in the world. These lovely olive green parrots can be found in forested and alpine regions of […]
It’s been said that a dog is a man’s best friend. When it comes to a New Zealand farmer, this is certainly true. Some New Zealand farmers don’t just have a few acres, they have a few thousand, and trying to get your flock of sheep into the stockyards can […]
Nowhere else can not wearing any shoes stir up so much controversy and raised eyebrows than in the American town I decided to grace with my presence back in 2002. Being a Kiwi I have embraced the true kiwi custom of not wearing anything on my feet during the hot […]
Many a times I have hopped in my car and ventured out towards the ocean. It’s almost like some internal calling. I drive with great anticipation of smelling the salty air, the gale-force wind threatening to blow each hair off my head and the fact that if you take your […]
Krakow-terra incognita, a place, which you do not expect to see, waiting to be discovered … The question, asked a random person on the streets of New York, Berlin and Tokyo, “What do you associate Poland with”, without a moment’s thought will hear the answer: “John Paul II”, “Lech Walesa”, […]
Australia. What comes to mind when I say that? For me it is sun, surf, and beach. But on occasion I also think that when I think of my own homeland of New Zealand. I have not been to Australia myself, although a lot of other Kiwis now call Australia […]
Bastet , the ancient ruins of Egypt were erected by the ancient Egyptians as their symbol of affection with the cat goddess known as Bast or Bastet who was also represented as lion-headed woman. She was considered as the protective goddess and the goddess of love and fertility for the […]
Spijkenisse is located 19 km from Rotterdam in South Holland, which is the largest seaport in Europe and is located along the ‘Oude Maas’ (Old Meuse). The Maas River is a distributary of the Rhine River. In early days the early settlers of Spijkenisse used the Maas primary for fishing, […]
ANZAC Day is observed on April 25th every year in New Zealand as a day of commemoration for those who died in the service of their country and to honor returned servicemen and women. ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps […]
I was only young when my family moved to New Zealand, and those early days are now mainly a blur of trying to fit in, learn a new language and find friends. But one thing does still stick in my memory and will remain there forever. And that moment has […]