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Spooky, creepy, and very enjoyable theatre

Switzerland is a play about the American crime writer Patricia Highsmith (Ripley et al), who lived in Switzerland. We saw the Sydney Theatre Company’s production at the Drama Theatre at the Opera house. “It’s the early 1990s, and Highsmith (Sarah Peirse) … Continue reading

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Rail trail: You loved the blog, now see the movie!

I’ve put together some video clips and still photos from our cycle trip on the Otago central rail trail. The videos were shot with a GoPro and with my Olympus OM-D EM-10. I mounted the GoPro on my helmet but … Continue reading

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A fast boat to nowhere

A grey day with rain forecast later. We walked into town and booked ourselves on the Shotover Jet boat then hopped on the shuttle bus for the five minute ride to the gorge. A very slick operation – we were … Continue reading

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Up in a gondola, down in a luge

Yesterday we headed for the Queenstown cable car to ride up the hill. “Sit back and relax as the best views in the region unfold before your eyes and the Gondola carries you 450 metres above Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu … Continue reading

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On the trail

We’re three days into our Otago Rail Trail cycling tour and I’ve just managed to snatch five minutes with some wifi coverage to blog. We are Jan, me, Pam and Steve. We went by 16-seater coach ( just the four … Continue reading

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