“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson The events in the Middle E...

“I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert.” - Jason Love Today is the feast day of St Macarius , who is the patron sain...

“May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions…” - Joey Adams It is good to be home, even though we were away for on...

Today was out last day here in Auckland and we decide to take it easy, sleeping in, having a late breakfast and then just ambling around the...

30/12/08 The itinerary for today was the South. We once again used public transport, with which we are very impressed, and travelled as far ...

29/12/08 Well, the weatherman was right! We woke up to a dull and grey morning today and at about 8:00 am, the rain began to fall. New Zeala...

28/12/08 We bought a Discovery Day Pass today for $13 each and with it we were able to travel on any of the public transport vehicles (train...

27/12/08 Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city and its largest port. It occupies a narrow isthmus between Waitemata Harbour (in the east) a...

“We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” - Hilaire Belloc Boxing Day New Zealand is located in the Southern Hemisphere in...

“At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year” - Thomas Tusser A Merry Christmas to all! I hope your day is fi...

“If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” - Mother Teresa It’s Christmas Eve and all should be at home with family and ...

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” - William James We went out to a shopping centre today and I must say it definitely fel...

“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.” - John LeCarre Films made from novels can be a r...

"Sadness flies away on the wings of time." - Jean de La Fontaine John William Godward (9th August 1861 – 13th December 1922) was ...

“Night is the blotting paper for many sorrows.” Sometimes we try to please too many people at once and all we manage achieve is our own mise...

“All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim.” - Christopher Morley Every morning as I ...

“Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind.” - Mary Ellen Chase As we approach Christmas , it is interesting to note why December 25th ...

“Human beings love company even if it is only that of a small burning candle.” - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg This morning as I was walking t...

“Perhaps imagination is only intelligence having fun.” – George Scialabba It is Arthur C. Clarke’s birthday today and he was born in 1917. ...

“The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.” - Chinese Proverb I watched Stanley Kubrick’s “20...