Daniel Etherington

Well, I’ve made it back to Aotearoa, aka ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’, aka New Zealand. It’s my fourth visit, but it’s been 10 years since I was last here.
Just arriving, it felt comfortable. Although Auckland is an unprepossessing main city the country still feels relaxed and welcoming – I mean, how many [...]

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Well, we’re nearly at the end of our time in Australia, and I’m feeling very emotional. Tired and emotional too – haven’t slept especially well for ages. But mostly just plain old emotional, as the past four weeks has involved spending a lot of time with my sister and parents, or at least knowing they’re nearby [...]

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Fran at Cape Byron:

 Lord Byron:
 

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Sorry about the silence, dear reader.
After the whirl of Asia, where 80% of things you so much as glanced at were stimulating and fascinating, it’s been a bit weird being in Sydney. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a very cool city, but it’s a place where 80% of stuff is strangely familiar – [...]

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And it’s really full of massive people. After being in SE Asia, all these Aussies look like giants, especially the huge, buff, good-looking surfer types in Manly.
Not that I’m intimidated or anything. Nope, not at all.
My fit tanned sister (and accommodatig landlady) Rachel is in her element here. Even if those elements are a bit [...]

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