The Intrepid Traveller
May 2008
Leaving New Zealand – 1 May 2008 Arriving in Boston - 2 May 2008 In New York - 5 May 2008 In New York - 6 May 2008 In London - 8 May 2008 Arriving in Montpellier - 9 May 2008 My first visitors in Montpellier - 10 May 2008 Exploring Montpellier's history - 13 May 2008 My second visitor in Montpellier - 14 May 2008 Viaduc Millau - 19 May 2008 In the Camargue - 20 May 2008 Exploring Montpellier’s centre - 23 May 2008 My third visitor in Montpellier - 24 May 2008 In Saint Guilhem-le-Désert - 26 May 2008 In Nîmes - 27 May 2008 In Palavas - 29 May 2008 In La Grande Motte - 30 May 2008 Some of Montpellier’s churches - 31 May 2008
June 2008
Impressions of Montpelier - 1 June 2008
My fourth visitor in Montpellier - 2 June 2008
Returning to London – 5 June 2008
At a wedding in Hertfordshire – 7 June 2008
Visiting English roots – 9 June 2008
In Kent – 16 June 2008
Back in London – 18 June 2008
In Essex – 22 June 2008
In Dorset and Sussex – 29 June 2008
July 2008
In Hampshire – 2 July 2008
In Sussex – 11 July 2008
In Oxfordshire – 19 July 2008
Back in London – 27 July 2008
At croquet tournaments – July/August 2008
August 2008
In York and beyond – 23 August 2008
Exploring northern England – 24 August 2008
Arriving in Scotland – 25 August 2008
En route to the Western Isles – 26 August 2008
In Skye – 27 August 2008
In the East Highlands – 28 August 2008
In the Highlands – 29 August 2008
In Sutherland and Moray – 30 August 2008
In the Cairngorms – 31 August 2008
September 2008
In Mid Lothian – 1 September 2008
In Edinburgh and St Andrews – 2 September 2008
In Edinburgh – 3 September 2008
In Lindisfarne and Durham – 4 September 2008
Back in York – 5 September 2008
Still in York – 6 September 2008
Leaving York – 7 September 2008
Back in London again – 7 September 2008
In Beijing – 22-23 September 2008
In Xi’an – 24-26 September 2008
In Shanghai – 27-30 September 2008
October 2008 to May 2009
Back home again in New Zealand
May 2009 Leaving New Zealand - 7 May 2009 Arriving in Montpellier – 14 May 2009 With Suzi in Carcassonne – 30 May 2009 June 2009 With Suzi in Pont du Gard and Nîmes – 2 June 2009 With Suzi in Beziers – 4 June 2009 With Suzi in Narbonne – 4 June 2009 With Suzi at the Amazonian Greenhouse in Montpellier – 5 June 2009 With Suzi at Maguelone Cathedral – 6 June 2009 With Amanda and John in Carnon – 10-13 June 2009 With Marc around Narbonne Plage - 12-15 June 2009 With Julie in Béziers – 19 June 2009 With Julie in Montpellier – 20 June With Julie in Carcassonne – 21 June 2009 Back to London – 25 June 2009 Sherborne – 27-28 June 2009 With the team at Wimbledon – 28-30 June 2009 July 2009
Renovations – 1-10 July 2009 The French come to London – 11-12 July 2009 Renovations and fun in London - 13-29 July 2009 Out to lunch - 30 July 2009 August 2009
In Budleigh Salterton, Devon – 31 July-10 August 2009 Back in London 11 August-6 September 2009
September 2009
China - 6-11 September 2009 Sydney – 12 September 2009 Back home again in New Zealand - October 2009 to May 2010
October 2009
February to May 2010
Finishing my book
March 2010
Visiting Tony and Jude – Monday 15 March 2010 In and around Auckland – Tuesday 16 March 2010 Journey to Omapere – Wednesday 17 March 2010 To Paihia – Thursday 18 March 2010 On a tall ship in the Bay of Islands – Friday 19 March 2010 Paihia to Greenhithe – Saturday 20 March 2010 Greenhithe to Rotorua – Sunday 21 March 2010 Rotorua and Taupo – Monday 22 March 2010 In Taupo – Tuesday 23 March 2010 Taupo to Masterton – Wednesday 24 March 2010 Masterton to Camborne – Thursday 25 March 2010 In Wellington – Friday 26 March 2010 In Camborne – Saturday 27 March 2010 To Kaikoura – Sunday 28 March 2010 Kaikoura to Springfield – Monday 29 March 2010 Springfield to Fox Glacier – Tuesday 30 March 2010 Fox Glacier to Wanaka – Wednesday 31 March 2010
April 2010
Wanaka to Te Anau – Thursday 1 April 2010 Te Anau – Friday 2 April 2010 Te Anau to Dunedin – Saturday 3 April 2010 Dunedin to Moeraki – Sunday 4 April 2010 Moeraki to Twizel – Monday 5 April 2010 Twizel to Christchurch – Tuesday and Wednesday 6 and 7 April 2010 Christchurch to Blenheim – Thursday 8 April 2010 Blenheim to Wellington – Friday 9 April 2010