Tag: travel blog
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Daily Doodles.
Daily doodles help develop skill and detail. This drawing was taken from a photo during a visit to Stratford, Taranaki, 2016. Red Hot Pokers bring vibrant colour to the colder months in New Zealand.
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Cafe Doodles – The Store@Tai Tapu.
This cafe is one of our favourites. Awesome coffee and fresh made food, and no matter what the weather, there is somewhere lovely to sit, write and draw. And the staff always make us feel welcome. ©John W. Page 2025.
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Cafe Doodles, The Store @ Tai Tapu.
Just keep drawing! Awesome coffee, best date scones, mmm, spring sunshine, best company – perfect!
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Cafe Doodles: Robert Harris Cafe, Rolleston.
©John W. Page 2025. A bit of a catchup. We have been busy caring for a sick puppy (14 years young) on our housesit. Multiple trips to the vet and intensive care, he is slowly on the mend.
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Cafe Doodles
This mornings ‘Toolbox Meeting’ was at The Store @ Tai Tapu, near Christchurch, New Zealand. John completed this doodle yesterday, from a photo taken at Foxton Beach, (North Island New Zealand). © John W. Page 2025.
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Sunday Morning Coffee Doodles
Writing and Drawing at Pedal Pushers Cafe, Faringdon, Christchurch, New Zealand. There is something about journal writing in a cafe. I have done this since 2009 when I was living at Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia, at a cafe then known as Il Postino’s, and now known as LoveBites Coffee Co. This morning ritual has taken…
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Cafe Doodles.
Our favourite cafe to write and draw in Rolleston is Coffee Culture. Good coffee, good food, good light, good atmosphere. Graphite drawing from a photo, Deer Park Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand. © John W. Page 2025.
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Cafe Hopping South Island
Beautiful weather inspired a drive to Lyttleton Harbour for lunch. Thanks you Shroom Cafe for great coffee and a delicious lunch. And a big thank you to the girls at Sign of The Kiwi Cafe for afternoon tea, especially because we arrived right on closing time, and they warmly welcomed us in. Tomorrow we begin…
