We have been traveling for a few months now and slowly but surely we have been extending our reach into the blogosphere through various means and mediums. So over the past week or so we have started to upload videos that we have taken over the past few months.
Read MoreIt was with great joy and a personal triumph that we landed in the Antipodes, I claimed my 7th continent when we landed in Auckland, New Zealand on January 11th 2011.
Read MoreTraveling the world and staying in hostels you become witness to all sorts of activities and people, some good some bad and some just unbelievable. The best way to describe it to someone who may never have stayed in a hostel is kind of like going to university and moving into halls of residence or moving out of home for the first time and in with your friends. There is a great deal of experimentation and lots of honing of life’s basic skills.
Read MoreWe have all been there, done that and got the t-shirt and paid for the photo to prove it! Now as a photographer I like to think I can adapt to most environments and take a camera with us on any adventure we do, but sometimes there are places that don’t allow camera’s or photography and then hit you at the end for a $25 photograph that looks crap but it’s the only photo you will have of the experience!
Read MoreWhat Can I say, Sweet As! For three weeks we have enjoyed the hospitality and friendliness of New Zealand and the people of these fair Islands. We have had the opportunity to spend time with Kiwi’s in there homes and in their lives experiencing a different side of life we would not normally see as we traveled through with our campervan!
Read MoreHere we have another installment of our soundtracks for your listening pleasure. New Zealand was a real driving adventure as well moved around the country in our trusty campervan!
Read MoreSo one day before I left work in NYC I was chatting with my colleague Dave about New Zealand, he was off to there in Sept/Oct for the rugby world cup. I was joking around with him saying he should leave me something in NZ for me to find when I got there a few months later, I joked it should be the toy Cockerel on my desk (long story on that gift from another friend!).
Read MoreWhoooosh - Lake, Trees, Hills, River. Whoooosh - Mountain, Sound, Forest, Glacier. Whooossh - Lake, Trees, Stream…..
One can safely say that in visiting New Zealand you will not be disappointed for the scenery and landscapes that you will encounter, we were definitely not disappointed! Locals and visitors we have met talk about the differences between the Islands and the scenery of the North Vs. the South but in my opinion both islands are just simply Fabulous!
Read MoreIt was not out of voyeurism that took us to Christchurch but a newspaper article that talked about lonely planets announcement of Christchurch being one of the top highlights of visiting New Zealand.
Read MoreWe are supposed to be on a budget however this particular morning after some rave reviews and the fact that I was told not to miss out trying the crayfish on the Kaikoura coastline line we pulled off the highway into a little spot by the ocean frequent by a little cabin and crayfish business called ‘nins bin’.
Read MoreThis blog is not to overlap with anything we may write about New Zealand but it is to share a little story of my appreciation and love for the great outdoors, for camping and for our spaceship ‘scully’ our trusty stead through NZ.
Read MoreWhat I now know about Abel Tasman is that it is a place of my dreams, it was a place I had seen in photographs that to me always seemed dream like and not of any specific location, and it was something I imagined I would find in the deepest woodlands and Lake land’s of Canadian or American national parks, I had not seen or thought I would find it in NZ but we did, It is a true Garden of Eden.
Read MoreIt has been 13 years since I left university and it had also been 13 years since my friend JP Smith had left university and emigrated to New Zealand with his family, leaving his record collection with a few of us as he set off for a new life. On his departure I was committed so someday traveling to visit him. Now as we all know this has taken a while, a few false starts on the way but finally I got to New Zealand and Wellington to catch up with him and a good time was had!
Read MoreNow what is Black Water rafting? I hear you say, well it is a underground adventure that involves one going underground into an cave network that has underwater rivers and waterfalls and who knows what else and using a large inflatable tube to navigate through these waterways. Waitomo is famous for its cave network and this apparently world famous activity!!
Read MoreThis blog is no more than shameless plug for my photography website!
I have realised that I have been a little behind on news and updates from Francis Minien Photography so while I have been preparing the last email update I thought I would give myself a little plug here!
Read MoreSo I have found a new toy, it’s called Instagram. This is a great iphone/itouch photo app. I have been snapping away at things that catch my eye as we travel.
Read MoreThe expedition team, what can I say!? From the moment we set foot on the ship to the day of departure made our trip special and amazing. They are the best of the best and there is no doubting that.
Read More“Swimming in Antarctica?!” Yes! It is indeed possible but only for the brave (or crazy!) few!! As you have probably already guessed, we braved it because we are crazy of course!!
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