Tag: travel blog
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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…
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Cafe Doodles
Sneaky photo taking at Qubed Coffee Lounge, Halswell! What was I looking at?! The amazing light fittings.
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Cafe Doodles.
Eyes are a Window to the Soul. Number Five Cafe, Templeton, Christchurch, New Zealand. I love how John has captured the tear drop, graphite is such a pleasure to draw with. My pen doodle was a challenge as there is no erasing when drawing with a pen. Priming the pump for starting my next portrait.
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Cafe Doodles.
A late morning coffee at Coffee Culture, Rolleston. Looking forward to setting up our easels and focussing on a portrait. We will be starting a housesit on 29th August in Rolleston, where we can have an artists retreat for 6 weeks before we move just down the road to our second housesit for another three…
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A New Chapter.
Morning Coffee, Writing and Doodling, and watching the world go by. Coffee Culture, Merivale, Christchurch. City living is very different after the little rural town of Feilding.
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On The Road Again.
Cafe Hopping Southwards 19-20.08.25. Picton – Kekerengu – Kaikoura – Cheviot – Rolleston. Morning Coffee at Le Cafe, Picton. Calmer weather for travel, but still quite wild on the coast north of Kaikoura. Love the architecture of The Store Cafe at Kekerengu. Good food and coffee too and the view!! Such a scenic drive along…
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Chilling Out In Picton.
Literally chilling, it is freezing, and blowing a gale. Staying in Picton one more day, to let the southerly blow through. Snuggled up in our studio at Tasman Holiday Park, Picton. Delicious meals at Pinch of Spice, Indian Restaurant. This morning (Wednesday) we have woken to a picture perfect day. Chilly morning, with crisp blue…
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Cook Strait Ferry Trip Wellington – Picton.
18.08.25 Smooth sailing all the way! Thanks Bluebridge Ferry.
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Our Road Trip South.
Wedged between our belongs is our new travel buddy, yet be named! A gift from our dear friend Del, who is an amazing inspiration. Since we met almost 6 years ago, Del had been taking her dogs for a walk in her motorised wheelchair. But this year things have changed for her and before we…
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