Vibrant Valparaíso was easily the highlight of our South American holiday last year. From the moment we stepped off the bus after a nine-hour trip from Mendoza, we knew that we were someplace special. Although it is Chile’s fourth largest city, Valparaíso is less a… Read More
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Travel Journal | Santiago, Chile
We flew into Santiago in the early afternoon after a dark night suspended over the Pacific Ocean. Our breakfast had just been cleared and then all of a sudden the plane dipped below the clouds revealing the towering Andes Mountains and the city sprawling at their feet. A… Read More
Being in Brisbane
I can’t believe it’s been almost three years since we moved to Brisbane. It feels like just a short while ago that we said goodbye to our South East Asia holiday and flew to Australia. We were sad that our travels had ended and apprehensive of… Read More
Reflections on City
Although I was born in Auckland, my parents shifted north when I was a baby. My earliest memories thus, are of paddocks and gumboots and a river flowing with earthy water. It wasn’t until I was 18 that I moved back to Auckland to attend… Read More