Category: Travel

  • Accessing Athens 

    Accessing Athens 

    Athens is one of my favourite cities to visit. My first trip was in 2006 and while things have changed in light of the political context during each of my subsequent visits over the last 9 years, Athens still remains a safe, enticing and welcoming European city. September and October should be reserved to visit…

  • Flying with children

    Flying with children

    Flying with children can be a daunting task. While we all love our kids to bits, we are always concerned for their well-being as well as that of those around us (we never want to be “that” family bothering all the other travellers).  Preparation is the key. Talk with your kids about the journey and…

  • Venturing into Vanuatu

    Venturing into Vanuatu

    I would never have guessed that I would have the best steak of my life on a small tropic island in the Pacific Ocean, but I did. Vanuatu was surprising at every step – from the food, the atmosphere of the main city Port Vila, the friendless of the ni-Vanuatu people, the extremes of wealth…

  • A little bit about me

    A little bit about me

    Starting this blog is actually something that is quite scary for me. I’ve got a professional blog covering my life as a secondary school teacher in Auckland, New Zealand. That blog is chugging along nicely. However while I am a passionate teacher who actually enjoys writing about my professional life, I have wanted to write about…