Whistle Down the Wind comes to Hawke’s Bay
Rehearsal—it’s all about collaboration and cooperation
Jill's Scene
Here you'll find my thoughts about life, travel, books and, because I love a laugh, the occasional spoof. All this from the perspective of a small town, on an island, in a country that's too close to the Antarctic for comfort.
Nau Mai, Haere mai. Come on in!
Getting connected in Northern Laos
Connecting via a bridge, a road, a river, Facebook, and motherlove.
My book of the month: How to Travel the World on $50.00 a Day
Budget travel advice from Nomadic Matt. He’s a good motivator, too.
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Freshly Seen at Jill’s Scene during August
Writing, gardening, and travel photography; all together on Freshly Seen
Volcanic New Zealand.
Up close and personal with volcanoes, lots of them.
Auckland City on a good day
At then end of an afternoon spent wandering through central Auckland there’s a glass of red, and George!
Pray for Bangkok
photo 101 rehab
Two go boating in Lumpini Park.
In which there’s more to paddling than you might first expect.
Gallipoli, The Scale of Our War – an exhibition at Te Papa.
Come with me to, Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand, 100 years after Chunuk Bair.
Me versus the machine: travel theme, grey.
In which pride rides before a fall – again.
Jill's Scene 
The korero