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We have no time, to Stop & Stare.

kvaloyaI’ve been meaning to write this type of post for a while now, some recent events have spurred me on! It’s something that has always meant quite a lot to me. See I’m a daydreamer, a stargazer, a wonderer When … Read More

Big show tonight for all you Northerners!

Copyright Aurora Sky Station WebcamI am so jealous! It looks like it’s going to be a great show tonight for all you Aurora Borealis fans out there. The results of the suns Coronal Mass Ejections (CME’s) a few days ago from sunspot 1401 are … Read More

A week with Aurora Hunters?

aurora-treelineWowza! I am beyond excited! I might actually get to spend a week with Aurora Hunters in Ivalo, expenses paid! I should probably explain a little more before continuing. I just happen to be ever so slightly bonkers about the … Read More

Flight to stockholm

Boeing_737,_Scandinavian_Airlines_SASDay 1 Malaga – Stockholm aka The Descent into Hell Airport stops are traditionally boring affairs, but this ones already provided us with some highlights. Security is normally the bane of everyones existence. we all know you’re not allowed numerous … Read More

Diesel 11 weeks

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Diesel 10 weeks!

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Diesel 9 weeks

Growing by the day :S

Diesel at Home! 8 weeks

dsc_0095Finally took Diesel home After a few days of crying, he settled in quite nicely He’s a naughty boy though!

Diesel – 6 weeks

dsc_0028bDiesel at around 6 weeks of age, around 10 days to pickup time

Diesel – Newborn

Diesel's litter newbornHelloooooo, Here’s some pictures of Diesel (not sure which one he is at that stage), as a newborn up until 3 weeks of age.    

Back home

Well, we’ve come to the end of our backpacking trip. Would have been nice to have stayed longer but due to funds and the fact that I never want to see the sight of another car again, we decided it … Read More

Moereki Boulders

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Dunedin

natsabridingAfter a day in Milford sound, we headed east to Dunedin for a couple of days. Highlight was the beach horse trek we took. It had been a good 12 months since I’d ridden a horse, and for Sab it … Read More

Milford Sound

milfordAfter driving down from Queenstown to Te Anau, we drove 2 hours into Milford Sound, and then took a cruise into the sound Was a nice day until we got into the sound where it started getting cloudy. The drive … Read More

Fox Glacier

heli2From Abel Tasman we made our way south towards Fox Glacier, which is a town just past Franz Josef. It literally is just a small tourist town with a population of about 300 and more hotels than you could shake … Read More

Nelson, Motueka & Abel Tasman National Park

natkayak2Some pics from our stops in Nelson, Motueka and Abel Tasman National Park where we went kayaking with Willeh McSchmok!!! Heading south to Westport next as a stopover to Fox Glacier. Nelson Motueka Abel Tasman National Park

Rarotonga & New Zealand’s North Island

swoopI’ll be blunt – to say that we disliked Rarotonga would be an understatement. Let us put aside for a moment the fact that we got picked up from the airport in what could only be described as a PWD … Read More

Santa Cruz & Cambria

natbeachcambriaSan Francisco was our last major stop on our US road trip. From there on, we needed to head back down to LA for our flight to Rarotonga, but as it was a very long drive we decided to break … Read More

San Francisco

natalcatrazAfter a few uneventful days in Lake Tahoe (its the sort of place thats probably really pretty in the winter, but looked a bit dreary in miserable autumn weather), we headed down to San Francisco. The drive over the Bay … Read More

Yosemite National Park

lakeAfter a few days battling the crowds in Vegas, we were looking forward to the tranquility and open space in Yosemite. Well, that and the fact that this had been earmarked as the ‘luxury’ stay of the trip. By that … Read More

Las Vegas & Death Valley

natdeathvalleyAfter our short stay in the Grand Canyon, we made our way North for a few days of hedonism in Las Vegas . The first thing we noticed was that the city seemed to be the most randomly placed thing … Read More

Grand Canyon

natcanyon2A few pics of our day out at the Grand Canyon. Yes, it is as spectacular as everyone says..your eye literally can’t see the end of it. We weren’t too lucky with the weather, but we still managed to get … Read More

Joshua Tree National Park

Joshua StoreAfter a few pretty slow days in Los Angeles (we don’t really recommend it unless you’re the sort of sad bastard who gets their kicks from standing on street corners hoping to catch a glimpse of Paris Hilton) we headed … Read More

San Diego

natdinerAfter a short break in NYC, we made our way to San Diego for the start of the great California road trip . The first thing to note is that it’s BLOODY hot here (those of you in rainy, cold … Read More

Toronto – New York

What was supposed to be very boring drive back to New York ended up providing a whole load of unnecessary drama.As we were heading down the highway from Buffalo, we were pulled over by the State Police.We initially thought we … Read More

Toronto Go Karting!

natgokartOn day 2 we were feeling adventurous so decided we’d spend the morning at the Go-Kart circuit . Photos and video of our exploits below..enjoy x

Toronto/Niagara Falls

niagarawaterfall3After an extremely comfy plane ride from Heathrow to New York on a half empty plane, we finally arrived in the Big Apple. Even though we still weren’t over the jet-lag, we thought it would be a good idea (because … Read More

Itinerary

World Travel Itinerary!!! Wooh00000. I’m so excited I’m cacking my pants! USA September 15th London –> New York September 16th – 17th = New York September 17th – 19th = Niagara Falls September 19th – 24th = New York September … Read More