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My name is Robyn Mulgrew. I’ve been an avid traveller all my life, instilled in me from an early age by my mountaineer, explorer, adventurer father, Peter Mulgrew. Nepal and the Himalayas, the Antarctic and the Arctic, I’ve managed to set foot on all seven continents. Sailing the beautiful Hauraki Gulf in Auckland, New Zealand, my hometown and always my base which took me to … Continue reading Welcome to my Blog
Now that we are in week three of our total lockdown I think my itchy feet are starting to show! Like me, you might just be starting to think about future travel plans, maybe it’s time to move out of your cosy home and spend a few days getting up close and personal with some polar bears! While you are planning, Polar Bears International who … Continue reading Polar Bears During Lockdown.
I have just been back to Rajasthan, India for the first time since I stopped importing old architectural pieces and handcrafts from this wonderful desert state. It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was making this regular trip but the country has changed so much. Planes used to be crowded out with very traditionally dressed servants with televisions and appliances as their hand luggage … Continue reading Mehendi
Curated by Jean-Claude Julien. What more can I say! Pour yourself a spritz, sit back and enjoy this beautiful video taken from a drone in the early summer. Continue reading I Love You Venice.
The 11th century Church of Santa Fosca on Torcello Island. The Islands of Torcello in the northern area of the Venetian Lagoon have a history older than Venice herself. This group of islands, was the first area to be inhabited by the fleeing Veneti after the fall of the Western Roman Empire when the Barbarians, led by Attila the Hun invaded Northern Italy in the … Continue reading Mosaics And Flamingos On Torcello
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There are some places in Venice that you just have to see, The Doge’s Palace and The Basilica of St Mark for a start, but these grand places are not all that Venice is made up of. I have put together a short list of some simple ways to get the feel of Venice under your own steam and in your own time. #1 Take … Continue reading Things I Love To Do In Venice
We had been at sea for about three weeks, leaving Ushuaia, Southern Argentina to head across the fierce Drake Passage, down the Antarctic Peninsular, across the Amundsen Sea and into the Ross Sea. It was now daylight 24 hours a day and we were in our best dresses, lipstick and all after the Captains dinner on board our ice strengthened expedition ship Marco Polo. It … Continue reading Midnight Sun
Sitting in among the South Shetland Islands off the Antarctic Peninsular lies an active volcano called Deception Island. From out at sea it just looks like a normal island with no bays or shelter but as you get closer a narrow channel becomes visible. The tall cliffs on either side of the channel, called Neptunes Bellows because of the incredible wind that funnels through, open … Continue reading Island of Fire and Ice
Venetians have been moving about their watery city in gondolas since the eleventh century. These beautiful boats have flat bottoms which make them ideal for use in the shallow lagoon and canals. “A gondola is always black, is 10.85 metres long, has a beam of 1.40 metres and weighs about 700 kilograms. In the 1500s an estimated 10,000 gondolas of all types were in Venice; … Continue reading The Most Famous Boat in the World
When we were first searching for a property in Venice, we saw some beautiful apartments on the ground floor with little courtyards and gondolas slipping past. But the thought of owning a ground floor apartment and acqua alta happening when we were home in New Zealand filled us with horror! So we purchased Ca’Grisostomo on the first floor with a little balcony over the canal.However, … Continue reading Surviving Acqua Alta in Venice
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