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By Nathalie H. Seoul, South Korea I would like to share with you our last trip to the island of Jeju, South Korea. Its geographical location led me to believe that we were going to discover the equivalent of French “Corsica”, but it was rather a replica of “La Réunion Island”. Volcanic and arid up,…
Well, I’m back in Brida again. Just had to sort out a few bits and pieces that crept their way into the inbox whilst I was away, so I really couldn’t get back to my column. Sorry about that! I do have to admit, I was a little bit sorry to leave England again. I…
The next morning, we left Wellington and headed north. Our destination was Turangi, some 400 km away. The first part of the journey was along the coast, then we reached the countryside around Mount Bruce. It is about 2 hours or 140 km north of Wellington. Mount Bruce is a part of the Tararua range which…
We met our son (whom we had not seen for 2 ½ years, as he had spent 1 year in Australia and then 1 year in New Zealand) in Wellington. He drove us through the hilly streets to our accommodation. The evening was spent as a family, catching up on everything. Wellington is the capital…