Family History, Life at No.22, Musings

A Grand Lady

In March, most of us celebrated another International Women's Day in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Proudly, we were the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote. This day always makes me feel somewhat staunch in my worldwide demands for women's rights. Yes, I have been to my share of marches, demonstrating with emotion… Continue reading A Grand Lady

Life at No.22, New Zealand, Snapshots of Tauranga

Snapshots of Tauranga – the Legend of Mauao

Mauao -  “caught in the light of the day”.

Cycling, Life at No.22, Musings

Boost Your Mood with Cycling

Nowadays, we all need to think outside the square

Life at No.22, New Zealand, Road Trips

Have you stayed in a Haunted Hotel?

Recently, we had the experience of staying in a place that was once a grand 19th-century hotel. It sits proudly on a hilltop overlooking the Waitomo Caves. It does sound very posh, doesn't it? As it so happens, the Queen's head once lay on a fluffed-up pillow on the first floor in late 1953. Of… Continue reading Have you stayed in a Haunted Hotel?