Because this is a travel blog, we would like to whet your appetite for travel with a few photos of our trip to New Zealand in February 2007. We went with another couple, colleagues from our days in China, and spent 3 weeks on both the north and south islands. Not nearly enough time to see everything! Double that time, and you might have enough.
Best spots in NZ: the ferry ride between north and south islands, the trip across the south island from Greymouth to Christchurch, glacier viewing on the south island, and the Coromandel Peninsula, just east of Auckland, north island. Here are some photos of those sites.
Just a few details today about our up-coming trip to Italy. (We fly out on May 20.) For the past four years we have been invited to join this tour, and because of family situations, have been unable to. However, we are now really looking forward to getting back to Europe (our last trip was in 2004) and seeing a part of Italy with which we are unfamiliar. The tour focuses on natural fibers - alpaca (we will be staying on an alpaca farm in Umbria), cashmere, linen, etc., and the dyeing and manufacture of these textiles. As well we will be visiting olive orchards, vineyards, and craft studios, as well as eating truffles, and maybe hunting for them as well! All our meals are included, and should be spectacular. Our first 2-3 days will be spent on our own in Florence. We will return home in early June.
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