Best of 2017 – Books
It’s been a particularly busy year with work and travel but somehow I found the time to read more than 85 books. In no particular order here are my picks…
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Best of 2017 – Cinema
Yet again I missed the New Zealand International Film Festival due to travel but still managed to see ~60 films this year. In no particular order here are my picks…
Least popular posts of 2016
For whatever reason these posts weren’t very popular. At all. Blogging can be quite unpredictable it seems. I still quite like them though and perhaps this might give them a…
Most popular posts of 2016
Slightly belatedly but here are the ten most popular posts on my blog in 2016, thrilling stuff… 1. New Zealand Great Walks Ranked A perennial favourite. My most popular post by…
Best of 2016 – Photography – Further afield
I took ~10,000 photos overseas this year on my travels to Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, the Galápagos, Georgia, UK and Australia. Here’s a far smaller subset of some of my favourites. All…
Best of 2016 – Photography – New Zealand
I took ~13,000 photos in New Zealand this year. Here’s a far smaller subset of some of my favourites. All taken on my Sony Cyber-shot DCS-RX100, a pocket sized camera…
Best of 2016 – Tramping / hiking – further afield
Other than a few day walks around Sydney this was my first real experience of tramping / hiking outside of New Zealand. No overnighters but went for some pretty amazing…
Best of 2016 – Tramping / hiking – New Zealand
A reasonably successful third year of tramping / hiking in New Zealand. Completed my longest and toughest tramp – five days for the Travers-Sabine Circuit, including Angelus Hut and an…
Best of 2016 – Books
It’s been a particularly busy year with work, theatre going, travel and writing ~180 blogs, so I’ve only managed to read ~60 books, my lowest number in five years. I increasingly…
Best of 2016 – Cinema
Bit of a quiet year, only saw 63 films at the cinema this year, in part due to being away during the New Zealand International Film Festival. In no particular…
Best of 2015 – Photography
A selection of my favourite photos taken this year, covering New Zealand, Australia and the UK. All taken on my trusty (and compact) Sony Cyber-shot DCS-RX100. Auckland West coast walks…
Best of 2015 – books
I’ve read a lot this year, 140 books to date, but annoyingly little that was outstandingly good. I’m finding non-fiction a far much more reliable good read, though its still…
Best of 2015 – cinema
It’s a rare week that I don’t make at least one trip to the cinema, sometimes up to ten trips (during the film festival). As with reading I’m finding myself…