Hot Pools – swim all year round in NZ

When I was hitchhiking around NZ 35 years ago, it took me a while to realise that you always pack your swimmers (togs, swimming costumes, swimwear…).  Even though it is cold and even snowing, you never know when you are going to run into a hot pool.  We visited De Bretts Hot Pools in Taupo [...]

A Days Road Trip around the Coromandel

Thirty five years ago I hitchhiked my way to Whitianga with a pack on my back and guitar in my hand. I ended up at the Anglican Vicarage where we formed a community of sorts – as Christian hippies – I lived there for four years. I worked with the Vicar, Bill Smith and his [...]