Visiting Franklin Farm: A guide to Auckland’s massive Sunflower fields
Having lived in Auckland for 20 years, and as an avid Google Maps explorer it's always a most w…
Having lived in Auckland for 20 years, and as an avid Google Maps explorer it's always a most w…
Tomomi and I got married in Japan back in 2017. It was an awesome experience and something I'…
I guess for most people the most stressful part of moving to a new country is what you are going to…
We recently spent a long weekend in the beautiful surrounds of Lake Tekapo , in the heart of New Ze…
Nestled within the bustling industrial area close to Auckland Airport is a wonderful gem of a small…
We were near the end of our Japan Trip for 2025, and with that, our last day of antonymous freedom …
I know, I know, Sakura is long gone, over 6 months ago in fact. Well I took a bunch of great photos…
On my recent Japan trip I traveled with a Fujifilm X-T5 which I both loved and hated. I wrote all a…
Earlier this year when the pink blossoms of Sakura were beginning to be replaced by summery green f…
A few weeks ago I travelled to Melbourne for a work conference. As you can imagine most Conferences…
I only started shooting in Manual on my cameras earlier this year. It is actually incredibly simp…
After a week of cold temperatures and below-average weather back in March, we finally had a bright …
I think it's fair to say the English speaking part of the Internet is overwhelmingly American…
One of the many reasons I came back to shooting Fujifilm from Sony Full Frame was that the excell…
It has been a whole year already since I started to learn Japanese in earnest and doing so with Ren…
Can you believe it’s already been a year since I started this blog? Time flies, even when you'r…
The Amakusa Islands in Japan are one of those magical regions in Japan which don't seem to garn…
Prior to our recent Japan trip I got the Fujifilm itch again (for the third time) so went out and…
I always disliked the idea of staying at an Airport hotel and if we could avoid it, we would. If …
The Uto Peninsula is quite possibly an overlooked little gem of an area that forms the route betwe…