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Five of the best 2017

By drdblogs on December 30, 2017January 2, 2018

Bike wine tour, Martinborough, New Zealand

My top five 2017 posts #livemusic #festivals #travel #wine #food

Posted in: 2017, brunch, Hanwell Hootie, hipsters, London, Martinborough, music festivals, New Zealand, Northern Explorer, pinot noir, Sydney, Weekly photo challenge, Womadelaide, WPC

Australia travel

Suburbs of Sydney IV

By drdblogs on December 18, 2017April 26, 2018

TICKET TO (NORTH) RYDE North Ryde is not one of Sydney’s glamour locations, but the Ryde area is the third oldest colonial settlement- after Sydney and Parramatta. Today North Ryde is more about the future than the past. The steep ascent from the metro station is a metaphor for rises of technology that takes

Posted in: ascend, North Ryde, suburbs, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge, WPC

New Zealand travel

Railway to heaven

By drdblogs on December 1, 2017January 4, 2018

New Zealand’s Northern Explorer Arriving at Auckland’s oddly named Britomart Station (yes, it sounds like a cheap goods shop) smugly bolstered by my ‘local knowledge’ with plenty of time to spare, I approached the service desk.

Posted in: Auckland, Great journeys of New Zealand, Kiwi Rail, New Zealand, Northern Explorer, serene, Wellington, WPC