New Zealand – Happy 70th Birthday Dad!
In October, we got to go back to NZ for a wonderful 2 weeks, namely for Dad’s 70th Birthday. Happy Birthday Dad! We had 2 parties for Dad’s birthday. One…
The Fat Duck – A Remarkable Food Experience
Some of you might have heard of Heston Blumenthal and his marvellous feasts he would prepare on his TV show. Rob and I used to love watching that TV show in…
Yorkshire – Another Abbey Ruin and Other Adventures
After a great first day, we were eager for some more walks and abbey ruins. Luckily, Yorkshire is happy to oblige – we set off for Rievaulx Abbey and walking the…
Kiwi Christmas in Cambridge
We couldn’t afford to go home for Christmas last year which sucked. But we were inspired by Caroline’s Orphans’ Christmas she invited us to in 2010 so decided to host our…
New Zealand – Was Wonderful to See You
We were in NZ for a month, all up. It was brilliant seeing all our friends and family. What was not brilliant was some of the worst Christmas/New Years weather…
New Zealand – Catching up with Friends
We got to catchup with almost all of our friends when we were back in NZ. (Sorry to those who we didn’t get time to see!) The highlight was certainly…
Making Sloe Gin
Our friend Richard introduced us to Sloe Gin – a sweet syrupy after-dinner drink that’s made from sloes and gin. Now, we didn’t know what sloes were, but we have…
Munich – The River Isar
On the 4th day of our trip to Munich we had a bike ride down the river Isar. The Barvarians treat the river bank like the beach and it was…
Compsci Friends in Cambridge
I have these wonderful friends. Well, I have many friends, but there’s particular group that’s quite special. They’re my crew from our undergraduate days when we all were studying Computer…
Strawberry Fair with a Visit from Mel
Every year since 1974 (with the exception of last year, apparently) Strawberry Fair has been on in Cambridge. It’s is a free volunteer run community music, entertainments, arts and crafts…
London – Visiting Mel
Mel made the move over to the UK just before Christmas. Now she has a job, and has an apartment and is officially living in London. Considering all these factors,…
Mel’s in the UK!
For the last four years, Rob and I have been living in Australia away from our family and old friends at home. We knew we were only making the distance …
Edinburgh – New Year’s Weekend
For New Year’s Eve, we had heard rumours of Hogmanay in Edinburgh – a street party and concerts for 1000’s of people. We’d also heard how Edinburgh is freezing that…
Christmas in London
Because we actually know people in London (and not too many in Cambridge), it seemed like the better idea to head down to London for the Christmas holidays. And we…
London – Catching up with Friends
Rob and I really really enjoyed the All Black tour to Europe. While we didn’t go to see any of the games, we watched every single one on TV. It…
Cambridge Update
Hi everyone, So, a general update. Not everything that goes on gets blogged, mostly because not everything has a photo taken of it. Shocking thought, I know. But it’s a…
Our Mates in Kiwiland
The third and final post from our NZ trip is about our friends. We have a varied and great group of friends, even though we don’t see them that often…
Everyday Wanderings
We’ve been talking a lot about the house and looking around here than we have about work. Mostly, that’s coz we don’t take photos at work. That’s a tad weird…
London – Out with Andrew!
On our last night in London before we went to Cambridge, we caught up with Andrew and one of his mates for some drinks about town. Was great to see…
A weekend in NZ
So, I went back to NZ for a brief 3 1/2 days. It was a great 3 1/2 days though. Got to catch up some friends, and went out every…