21 May 2026
More images from Myanmar.






21 May 2026
More images from Myanmar.






21 May 2026
I could have added “and one empty chair….”

John Orchard has been a good family friend to all the Bing Siblings. Apart from being one of the best Local Historians in Marlborough, John has a keen interest in Choo Choo trains and helps at the Riverside railway. John kindly showed me around the workshops where a lot of volunteers work and play with their trains- its a bit like The Mens Shed but with a railway theme instead. You can see from the photos they have an extensive work shop as well. In the weekends you can go to Brayshaw Heritage Park for train rides. Here are a few snapshots I took They are a great bunch of guys.
21 May 2026
Morocco was the beginning of my trip, and Japan was at the end. We spent around 16 days in Japan and most of the time in Hokkiado. We hired a car in Sapporo and drove around the northern most island for 11 days. The best thing about driving in Japan is that they drive on the same side of the road as us kiwis. Hokkiado is similar to NZ in the sense of being more empty than a lot of Japan. There were lots of farms and a prolific dairy economy. I managed to do some landscape photography as you will see. The only problem is that there are bears roaming in the woods. On the highway there were lots of deer on the side of the road as well.











The Happy Snappies