Backpacking in New Zealand: Salmon Farm, Haast Falls and Bus Tripping West Coast

Places like this you never appreciate or savour, but you should because YOU WILL NEVER BE HERE AGAIN. And so it was a stop over on route to Wanaka, that we had our lunch time visit to a Salmon Farm, which quite frankly was in the wilderness of absolutely nowhere. We pulled over and there Read more about Backpacking in New Zealand: Salmon Farm, Haast Falls and Bus Tripping West Coast[…]

Small world? You bet! Tayto Van at Glenorchy!

Imagine the surprise and disbelief of me driving through Hobart in Tasmania in May 2010 and seeing a van with the word “Tayto” on it!!! The Northern Irish crisp! And next to the sticker on this white van was another sticker with “Norn Iron” on it. I thought for once in life my eyes were Read more about Small world? You bet! Tayto Van at Glenorchy![…]

Friday’s Featured Food: An Ulster Fry At North Lakes, Queensland, Australia

In 2005 I had gone to Austria, Vienna to be exact with Northern Ireland fans to watch our last World Cup Qualifier with Austria. It was an away trip that I went on with my Dad and some of his mates. I knew a few of them, but not all of them. One of the lads Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: An Ulster Fry At North Lakes, Queensland, Australia[…]

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West Coast Wilderness Railway Part Four – Lunch At Rinadeena (Raindrop)

WEST COAST WILDERNESS RAILWAY PART FOUR – LUNCH AT RINADEENA (RAINDROP)   So I left behind the remote mining village of Lynchford, for this lifetime at least. This is where the train tracks got steeper and became a railway incline, as part of the famous “rack and pinion” system. I had already been on the Read more about West Coast Wilderness Railway Part Four – Lunch At Rinadeena (Raindrop)[…]

Friday’s Featured Food: Ikea’s 95p Ulster Fry Bates The Credit Crunch!!

This morning I got an Ulster Fry (that’s a proper fried breakfast to anyone outside of Northern Ireland/Ulster) for just 95pence, that’s right five pence less than £1. A SEVEN piece Ulster Fry for just 95 p, plus I got two free cups of Earl Grey tea with that. This included scrambled egg, beans, tomato, Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Ikea’s 95p Ulster Fry Bates The Credit Crunch!![…]

TAYTO! The Nicest Crisps In The World

Crisps are the ultimate easy snack aren’t they? They cost less than 50p (usually), and you don’t ever need to cook them. You can eat them in 5 minutes and you can get a variety of flavours. Surely everyone likes crisps? More importantly is the brand of crisps you eat – you have to eat Read more about TAYTO! The Nicest Crisps In The World[…]