It’s more than two months after we left Israel and I am writing my last blog post about the country. We had so many experiences there and perhaps we saved the best for last… hard to compare of course as there were many wonderful and varied experiences. I’m not quite sure where the Negev desert or the Arava Valley starts and finishes but we enjoyed driving through this region anyway to get to Eilat, Israel’s southernmost city. The mountains just across the border in […]
Walks
Around Auckland (North Island 3 of 3)
With ridiculous house prices, urban sprawl and terrible traffic, I sometimes wonder why so many people choose to live in Auckland. Especially when there are so many gorgeous, much cheaper, alternatives. We didn’t spend a lot of time in Auckland itself on this trip but explored some stunning places nearby which helped me see some of the attraction of living in the big smoke. And maybe the good, good people that live here make it hard for some to move away. We certainly caught […]