Streets of Oamaru

Oamaru. Steampunk capital of New Zealand.

They have had the foresight to preserve a lot of the old buildings and have made a feature of them in a steampunky kind of way.

It was a drizzly post-industrial day when we were there.
Added to the atmosphere.

Oamaru is well worth a stroll around on the East coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
There are great cafes and the usual and not so usual gift shops.

Ushuaia - living at the end of the world

One of my pleasures when travelling is wandering around a place and looking at all the different houses - lived-in, well-loved, forgotten, sad and lonely....they all have a story to tell.

Ushuaia - the town at the end of the world has a snuggled-up, tucked in feel.
Not surprising as it has short summers and looong, bitter winters.

It makes these homes all the more mysterious.

And some beautiful roses from a garden there....

because you have to stop and smell them sometimes!