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TRAVEL DIARY
| New Zealand |
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| Dolphins in the Hauraki Gulf
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| Geothermal Wonders – Rotorua |
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| Geothermal Wonders – Rotorua |
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| Sheep crossing road |
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| Temple on the cliff – Kyushu, Japan |
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| City wildlife – Brisbane, Australia |
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| Windswept palms – Fiji |
| USA 2007 |
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| Chrysler Building |
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| Times Square |
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| Times Square |
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| Yosemite National Park |
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| Deer at Yosemite National Park |
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| Another addition for my Statue of Liberty collection! This one’s in fabulous Las Vegas. |
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| Sign at the Grand Canyon |
| A view of Brisbane city as seen from one of the river ferries; and some of Australia’s amazing animals! |
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| The rice fields of the town in Japan where I lived! |
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| Saga Balloon Festival, Kyushu, Japan |
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| Girl’s Day Festival Sweets, Saga, Japan |
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| RWNZ Conference 2006 |
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Trish Morey, Nalini, Bronwyn Jameson, Fiona Brand and Frances Housden before the Awards Dinner (Photo taken by Yvonne Lindsay)
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Harlequin Author Lunch
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Tickled Pink Cocktail Party (quick, spot the guy in the pink tuxedo!) |
| Mt. Aso, Kumamoto, Japan |
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| Mt Aso, Japan as seen from a helicopter |
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| Taken from cable car heading up to Mt Aso’s crater |
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| Horse and rider near lake below the volcano |
| Tokyo |
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| Shinjuku, Tokyo at night |
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| Holiday illuminations near Tokyo station |
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| Tokyo's Odaiba (not NY!) |
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| Kinkakuji - the Golden Pavillion in Kyoto |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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In the Batu Caves
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Mosque at sunset |
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Waterfall inside the Butterfly Garden |
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RWNZ Conference 2005
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After the Harlequin Author Lunch
Daphne Clair (a.k.a Laurey Bright), Peter & Barbara Clendon of Barbara’s Books (check out that amazing hair!), Rosie Koop (Harlequin Australia) |
Awards Dinner
Helen Kirkman (HQN), Frances Housden (Intrigue), Ruth and me |
Hokkaido, Japan
High up at the top of Japan is an island named Hokkaido, otherwise known as the Frozen North. Sometimes still covered in snow while southern Japan is almost in the arms of summer, Hokkaido is a pastoral, spacious island at odds with the bustling metropolises of Tokyo and Osaka. Known for it’s skiing, scenery and seafood, it holds a Yuki Matsuri (Snow Festival) every year. During this festival, ice sculptures of various sizes, from rideable kid-sized slides, to delicately carved peacocks, are created throughout it’s main city, Sapporo. Nearby towns also participate. Have a look at the shot below to get an idea of the grandeur of some of these sculptures.
Sapporo Snow Festival, Japan
Dragonboating Festival, Kagoshima, Japan
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Inner Mongolia, China |
Dazaifu, Japan |
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Tenegger Desert, China
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