Hi Everyone

We are on a 6 week trip of a lifetime visiting Singapore (2 nights), Perth (5 nights), Melbourne (4 nights), touring the South and then the North Islands of New Zealand for nearly a month, finishing with 3 nights in Hong Kong.

A wonderful opportunity to take photographs of so many contrasting cultures and landscapes. We would like to share a selection of images we have taken along the way on our Nikon D7000 and D800 cameras. We hope you enjoy them and continue to follow us on our adventures.

(The most recent post will be the first you will see so by working backwards and through the 'older posts' you will get to the beginning of the trip. Posts will be added when we get the selected images processed and internet access).

Enjoy !

Fiona and Alan

Harbour Bridge, Auckland

April 29, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Not quite in the league of Sydney's Harbour Bridge but similar in that you can pay to walk up and over the top of the bridge. Anyway note the shorts and blue sky.
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ASB Building, Wynyard Quarters, Auckland

April 29, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
This ASB (Bank) building is still under construction but the exterior was very modern and eye-catching.
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Auckland Cityscape during the day

April 29, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
This image was taken from the Wynyard Quarter with Auckland's famous Skytower on the right. Notice the long white cloud or Aotearoa (Maori name for New Zealand meaning long white cloud).
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Rolling hills, Northland

April 29, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
The area north of Auckland, which includes the Bay of Islands is called Northland. The land is used for grazing, orchards, vineyards and forestry. We wanted to try and capture the rolling hills and to let you see why New Zealand was described to as being similar to the Scottish Highlands but on steroids. A very apt description.
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Auch Aye the Noo Toilets, Waipo Cove

April 27, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
You'll recall in a previous post that we said that there is strong Scottish links in Waipo. Well, the Scottish heritage is commemorated in the muriel on the public toilets. You can't beat a wee bit of tartan when you're miles away from home.
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Dog day afternoon at Waipo Cove

April 27, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Even the dog came along and when it's wee legs got sore the wain was turfed out the pram and the dog took up residence.
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Strangers on the Waipo Shore

April 27, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
We just love silhouettes. With the sun twinkling on the water the conditions were just perfect.
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Lifes a beach - Waipo Cove

April 27, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
Baby waves at this beach which were ideal for teaching the kids to surf. Could have stayed here longer but we had to get to Auckland to return the hire car.
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Waipo Cove, Bay of Islands

April 27, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
On the way to our final stop Auckland we visited Waipo Cove which is further down the East Coast. There are strong Scottish connections with Waipo so much so that they have a Highland Games every January 1st. It is a beautiful coastline.
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Aotearoa - New Zealand

April 27, 2013  •  Leave a Comment
The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa; the land of the long white cloud. The above image is a perfect example.
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