Tag Archives: Queenstown

Travel Challenge – The Results, Day Nine

Posted on Jan 8, 2021 by TanGental

You kindly followed me through ten days of travel pictures, guessing where each one might be. I thought I’d put you out of your collective miseries/make you punch the air with a ‘Yes, I was right’ with a follow up. … Continue reading →

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Q is for Queenstown

Posted on Apr 20, 2015 by TanGental

Oh ok, so this is just me being indulgent. And I’ve already posted today for the 1000speak topic of nurturing so time is sparse. Look away if pandering to my ego is really too much for a Monday. Queenstown is … Continue reading →

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Kia Ora Koutou Katoa – Back in Blighty

Posted on Dec 18, 2014 by TanGental

The longer address in the heading is, I’m told by my delightful friends in Christchurch, the correct form of address for more than 2 people. I hope I am addressing more than two people. I dream…. I have been asked … Continue reading →

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Kia Ora day 19: Little Boy and Fat Man – in praise of knicker elastic

Posted on Dec 15, 2014 by TanGental

For those determined readers who have travelled this far with me, this is likely to be my last post from New Zealand. Tomorrow we head for Christchurch once again but that is merely a staging post on our long journey … Continue reading →

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Kia Ora days 15 and 16 – mountains of everything

Posted on Dec 12, 2014 by TanGental

As we drove south from Franz Josef Glacier it became apparent that what the South Island is good at is excess. Mountains, lakes, empty and perfect highways, foliage. Boy does it do foliage and is it green. Like a rainforest … Continue reading →

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