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Nelson : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 26 – 28

Day 26 – Monday, April 14th 13.05, Flight NZ5309 from Wellington to Nelson, a forty five minute flight. Way more efficient than messing about in boats. We were so quick in getting up and out of the hotel, the earlier … Continue reading

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Wellington : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 23 – 25

Day 23 – Friday, April 12th New Zealand Airways were stingy on the flight down to Wellington. Tea/Coffee/Water, with packets of feeble nibbles to accompany. Not even a proper – nut. I should declare a need for eating nuts, and … Continue reading

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Auckland : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 18 – 22

Day 18  –  Sunday, April 7  –  Sydney to Auckland Kia Ora! – How many of you thought about orange juice, not the band, but the expensive, watery stuff that cinema ushers used to drape around their necks. And it … Continue reading

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Sydney : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 12 – 17

Day 12 – Monday, April 1st The Qantas flight from Brisbane down to Sydney felt decidedly short at under two hours. We did have to put our clocks forward as New South Wales operates in a different time zone from … Continue reading

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Brisbane : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 6 – 11

Day 6 – Tuesday, March 26 Qantas flight 52, an Airbus 300, not as comfortable as the Airbus 800 which brought us to Singapore, but better than any domestic flight. The Beef & Noodles wasn’t so tasty either. And apart … Continue reading

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Singapore : Around The World In 80 Days – Days 0 – 5

Day 0 – Wednesday, March 20 The intention was to circumnavigate the planet back in 2021 in the aftermath of Marg’s retirement. Today marks four years since Boris declared all schools should close, it is also the Equinox. Why – … Continue reading

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Manchester – It’s Putty Day!

On Wednesday at 10.30, 10.25 for those in the know, Verdant Brewing Co. (Falmouth, England) released their now classic Putty. Can a Craft Beer first brewed in 2017 be a classic already? Damn right it can. All CANs would be … Continue reading

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Bologna – Emilio Romagna – The Craft Beer Capital of Italia?

Saturday, October 14, 2023 Three nights in Bologna, the final leg of this trip, and Bier-wise, a potential highlight. The Craft Beer Capital of Italia – is how two friends have described Bologna. This summer, a London Beer publication also … Continue reading

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Athena 2023 – The First Two Days

The annual trip to Athena, forms part of this year’s main – summer –  trip, albeit in the autumn. It is approaching a decade since the last Athena Blog posted in Bier-Traveller, these days I tend to add more information … Continue reading

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Lisboa – 2023 – Another Seven Days – April-May

Thursday, April 27 Marg, Hector, and even Steve, David and Alison were in Lisboa last year, nothing blogged. This year the Hector is determined to update the hard work put in for the first trip here in 2020, weeks before … Continue reading

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