Havelock Pelorus Sound - a special place to stop. Havelock is not just a drive-by. This pretty little town is a very nice refreshment stop with very clean toilet facilities. Towns like Havelock often have special attractions and today, I found one of them.

Havelock Pelorus Sound is located Nelson and Picton

There's no better way of getting traveller...

This is a titillating blog about Hula dancers. (Just kidding!) Let's talk about the corner store up the road from the Tasman Village Cottage. Not a lot of titillation there you might think, but visitors to New Zealand love the Kiwi tradition and convenience of the corner store (dairies) we locals take for granted. Rural stores, like the Tasman General Store, is so much more than a quick stop fo...

Wow, Cottage accommodation certainly employs different senses to that of Apartment living! We're now staying at the Tasman Village Cottage, perfectly located within a massive perfumed garden.This is an enchanted cottage with some very special treats. Read More

Pic (Bruce Picot) is a very modest man. He reckons that his peanut butter is "really good". Actually, I can tell you it's not! The real truth is that Pic's Peanut Butter is fantastic - a world beater! In fact, even those competitive Aussies tend to prefer Pic's Peanut Butter, to their own.

A Kiwi success story - Pic's Peanut Butter - Free factory tours

Now if you're travelling as a c...