We woke reasonably early & left the estate as quietly as we could. Pierre had kindly offered us coffee in the morning before we departed,...

Going to sleep & waking up to the deafening sound of cicadas is something I’d forgotten - they simply don’t get that loud in New Zealand....

So after our failure to cross to Cambodia yesterday, we had a leisurely start to the day & after leaving our motel, headed a little...

I don’t know what’s more naive. The fact that I never expected too much trouble with our border crossings, or the fact that I still...

Even on a Sunday morning, the streets in Pattaya were crowded. Google maps steadfastly refused to direct us down around the coast, but as...

The flight to Bangkok took under 12 hours. Packing for this trip took many more. How do you cram 3 weeks worth of essentials into two...

It's been a long time coming and it's nearly here. But nearly is still too far away! I'm off on a motorbiking adventure with my biking...

It started simply because I wanted to say a few things & now it has grown into a much bigger enterprise. So RiKsRant.nz is the new home...

#WeRequal Let’s look at a couple of recent facts. On 25th Feb 2017, Jacinda Ardern won the Mt Albert by-election; on 1st March 2017 she...

I was reading the NZ Herald this past weekend & perused an article written by a schoolboy with growing disquiet. He was arguing the case...

Isn't it wonderful? National announced that there is a $3.7 billion surplus ($2.1 Billion more than expected!) just close to election...

Updated - Mon 4 & 8 September 2017 - see bottom of blog for latest I am very empathetic. I pride myself on being able to put myself in...

With the recent change of leadership of the Labour Party, NZ media have once again shone in their abject failure to rise to the occasion...

Today I am launching a Featured Models section. It has been a privilege working with some fantastic people over the years, most of whom...

All done & dusted, packed away & pushed to the back of the top shelf. The medal I won is hanging off a curtain rail in the studio,...

Being a relatively recent immigrant to New Zealand (2005), it is easier to view Kiwi lifestyles, habits & characteristics than if I was...

It is easy when faced with a 101 year-old athlete to forget that her son, who has been competing for many years will be 80 next year, and...

Wearing all the years they have appeared in the World Masters Games on their sleeves, it was not hard to spot this pair in the crowded...

The press around the World Masters Games has made a great deal of the fact that it is the world's largest multi-sport event. Larger than...

WEIGHTLINE 100: 83.5Kg   (WEIGHTLINE 001: 95.5Kg) - 12Kg drop This is it! The end of a 100 day, change my life, lift off my weight,...