Valtice

Valtice

Hodonín

Hodonín

Skanzen Strážnice

Skanzen Strážnice

Petrov

Vinné sklepy Plže

Kyjov

Kyjov

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

a place of reconciliation & respect 

Ngawha Hot Springs

Ngawha Hot Springs

Moeraki Boulders

An hour north of Dunedin, a place of mysterious beauty, Moeraki Boulders.

The Catlins and Otago

Leaving the Stewart Island via the Catlins and heading for Dunedin.  

Ulva Island

Bird sanctuary on one of the islands in the Paterson Inlet. The island is predator free, once in a while a deer swims across the inlet and needs to be dealt with. The only post office far and wide was on Ulva Island. The office hoisted a flag up the staff to let everyone know…

Rakiura Jade Studio

A day spent carving the hardest stone of all, pounamu.  

Oban, Stewart Island

Oban, the only town on Rakiura (Stewart Island), the third New Zealand island, population 400. Acker’s cottage is the oldest southernmost buildings in New Zealand. Lewis Acker came to New Zealand as a harpooner on an American whaler about 1831. Originally from New York State, he settled at Stewart Island with his Māori wife, Mary Pi,…