10/4/2020 Here’s a different story from my MatadorU Travel Writing essays from 2013, extolling the virtues of a two-wheeled “friend” in Amsterdam. As the wheels on my normally sturdy bike skidded to the left and right, I wondered whether my decision to cycle home in deep snow was a good idea. The numerous glasses of… Read more »
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7/11/2017 All birthdays should be celebrated, especially the big ones. It’s even more important to mark the occasion when we’re older, I think, because it shows that we’ve made it through another year and in this life, that’s an achievement. I turned 50 in September and I’m determined to make the celebrations last all year… Read more »
30/7/2015 A lot has happened since I left New Zealand over two months ago and it’s high time that I filled everyone in on what I’ve been doing. I’ll just quickly say that I’ve moved to Edinburgh and am trying to get myself sorted out here with finding a job, opening bank accounts, registering with… Read more »
17/5/2013 I’ve been to a few speed dating events here in Amsterdam. Most of the companies who organise them have their own rules and guidelines but one of the rules of a blind date which I went on recently, made me smile. It brought a grin to my face because it’s such an unusual thing,… Read more »
14/3/2012 Well my flight back to Amsterdam wasn’t until 5pm. Effie, a friend of Lesley’s, drove me to the airport. I was finding it hard to fight back the tears and when I was sitting at the gate, waiting to board, the tears just rolled down my face. I couldn’t stop them. I just didn’t… Read more »
This is a photo blog which I did for the month of December in 2011. I decided to do “A Month’s Series Of Amsterdam Photos”. Every day I uploaded a photograph onto the blog and put the photos on Twitter and Facebook. Friday’s photos were black & white photos. It’s a collection of photos of… Read more »
15/1/2012 I had been waiting with baited breath for the last two years, to go back to New Zealand but only really started planning my trip in August this year. After a variety of circumstances, mostly work related, I decided to check out flights and finally booked my flight in August. Now I wanted to… Read more »
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