Category Archives: Travel Journal
What’s north of Sydney? Wine! – February 2015
We’ve been to the northern and southern parts of eastern Australia before, but everything in between is vast unexplored territory for us. Our first stop is wine country, of course. The Hunter Valley in New South Wales is renowned for … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Hunter Valley, Lindeman's, Pepper Tree wine, wine
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Sydney and its Harbour – February 2015
Welcome to Port Jackson. That’s the actual name of Sydney Harbour. Who knew? It was given the name around 1770 by Captain Cook, the same navigator who explored Hawaii and New Zealand. Welcoming us to Sydney was none other than Olivia Newton-John. … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Hyde Park, Olivia Newton-John, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House
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Sydney Beaches – February 2015
Remember, even though it’s February and Boston is trying to dig out of endless snowstorms, we’re in the Southern Hemisphere. So it’s the height of summer here…but we’re not rubbing it in! First stop in Sydney: the beaches. We took a … Continue reading
New Zealand South Island Scenery – January and February 2015
If you’re a Hobbit fan, you may have already seen all the landscapes we found on the South Island. For us, there was something new and exciting around every corner. The South Island is 500 miles long and the “Southern Alps” … Continue reading
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Tagged mountains, national park, New Zealand, ocean, Southern Alps, wine
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Hong Kong Memories 1995 to 2001
This post is mostly for the kids and other family members, the 3Gs, and Cindy Hamilton and others from our Hong Kong era 🙂 Instead of photos from our current visit, we’re recycling images from our six years living in … Continue reading
New Zealand animals – January 2015
Sheep, sheep, and more sheep. That’s what we expected to see in New Zealand. And we weren’t disappointed. The sheep are primarily merino, the kind that Stephen said would provide his next ski socks! At this time of year they … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, birds, black swan, cows, deer, New Zealand, Rural Games, seals, sheep, wildlife
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Christchurch, 4 years after the quake – January 2015
From Hong Kong it’s a short (11-hour) flight to Christchurch on the south island of New Zealand. Very different culture, climate, food, buildings, people, everything! In September 2010 Christchurch suffered a serious earthquake, magnitude 7.1. Although New Zealand is on … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardboard Cathedral, Christchurch, Christchurch Cathedral, earthquake, New Zealand
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Edible Hong Kong (January 2015)
Our first meal in Hong Kong was dim sum, or more accurately, yum cha, morning tea. Yum cha has the same food but slightly less expensive for breakfast and the diners are all sitting at their round tables reading the … Continue reading
Hong Kong, Our Home – January 2015
We lived in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2001 so the kids grew up knowing Hong Kong as their home. We took some photos of things they might be missing. Before discovering Sephora in New York, Liz had Sasa in … Continue reading
Hong Kong Transportation – January 2015
We didn’t rent a car in Hong Kong. The city is very walkable. There are also great choices for public transportation. It all starts with the Airport Express, a fast train from Hong Kong International Airport on Chek Lap Kok Island, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hong Kong, Hong Kong marathon, transportation, walking
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Finger Lakes to Lavender Fields 