Grüner Veltliner and Green Lips

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Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:58

I’ve always wanted to go to Marlborough.  It may even be a bit of cliché now but I’m more than a fan of their famous sauvignon blancs, referred to by many as “fruit bombs.”  So as we drive through Blenheim, …

Paua Patty Kaikoura

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Thursday, 10 May 2012 09:56

I’m a seafood lover. If given the choice of a thick juicy steak over fresh steamed lobster or crab, the crustacean will win out every time. In my mind nothing beats sending a slippery, briny oyster down my throat or …

Hobbitting through Abel Tasman, NZ

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Tuesday, 8 May 2012 14:03

It’s no surprise that Peter Jackson chose to film his adaptations of The Lord of The Rings trilogy in New Zealand.  Nor is it a surprise that he came back here to film The Hobbit. We’ve all heard how beautiful …

Colour Me Pretty In Miami

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Monday, 7 May 2012 21:04

People are drawn to like-minded individuals. Athletes hang with athletes, mommies pow-wow with mommies, and as evidenced by the city of Miami, artists converge with other artists to inspire the hell out of everyone – and everything – around them.

When Gators Attack!

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Wednesday, 7 December 2011 14:52

I used to think death by shark attack was the worst way to go – until I came face to face with a 12-foot gator in the Florida Everglades.
It looked right at me with black, muddy eyes, its snout submerged in water with just its scaly back visible above the horizon. A mere six feet away, I cowered within the confines of the air boat, which surprisingly offered no protective barrier (or weapons for that matter).

Fort Lauderdale: Retirement Village No More?

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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 14:51

‘I am but a pebble in a sea of fossils,’ I think to myself while standing in line to board a flight to Fort Lauderdale. All around me are seasoned vacationers, 65 years and over with leathery tans that I’m sure took all 65 years to produce. Many are sporting fanny packs, a few came already dressed in beach wear, while almost all have snowy white hair peeking out from beneath straw hats and baseball caps.

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