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Merry Christmas !

A big thank you to all my friends and fans of my website who took the time to visit in 2010……It’s been a wonderful year!  After selling my apartment on the Gold Coast in March, I’ve been lucky enough to spend the rest of the year travelling and photographing some of my favorite locations as [...]

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New Zealand Update #2

Winter has officially ended but not here in NZ.  The last week and a half has been such a crazy time, with temps only reaching 5 degrees C on several days, and feeling a lot colder when considering the wind chill factor.  New Zealand’s South island has had an awful month, as if the Christchurch Earthquake and Fox Glacier plane [...]

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100+ Aftershocks and counting

Not a lot of sleep happening for Christchurch residents………Over 100 aftershocks already since the big one. http://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake/quakes/recent_quakes.html

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Christchurch Earthquake Drama

After an unwanted flight diversion I was unfortunate enough to be in the middle of a major earthquake in Christchurch overnight.  At 4.35am this morning, an earthquake measuring 7.1 woke every person in the region with some incredibly violent shaking.  After initially exiting the building at light speed, I hesitantly decided to take the risk and re enter [...]

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