Category Archives: This is Nelson

> Getting on the first flight out of Nelson yesterday morning. Being the sophisticated, polished big-city gent that I am, I insist that Mrs jb boards the aircraft first, but obviously don’t think to give her the boarding passes. She … Continue reading →

>“Hi, jb” I heard this voice, but I couldn’t work out where it was coming from. We’d agreed to met Meg and Ben from Nelson Daily Photo at The Red Gallery on Bridge St in Nelson for a coffee, after … Continue reading →

>They have this fixation down here with motor scooters. One cafe in Nelson City is called “Lambretta” and there’s another one out in Brightwater called “Vespa’s”. What? Oh, it’s VESPERS. So that’s why they’ve built it to look like an … Continue reading →

>I’ve been wandering around Nelson for a week now, looking for the famous Meg and Ben. Every Japanese couple I spy (and there are a lot…), I approach and say “Hi Meg, hi Ben” Mostly they just run off. Some … Continue reading →

> Staying on the shores of the Waimea Estuary in Mapua at a place that describes itself as “renovated apple pickers’ cottages (that) are furnished “bach style” with an eclectic mix of treasures from the 1950s, 60s and 70s. ……… … Continue reading →

> and his brother – if they’re not both over 70, they’re pretty close – own a market garden next to the speedway track in Nelson. They’re out in the fields (or in the shed out at the back having … Continue reading →

> In Mainz’s wine bars, there’s a generation change at about 6:30pm when the geriatrics toddle off to clamber onto the last bus that’ll get them back home before curfew and their places are taken by the youngsters. Well, baby-boomers, … Continue reading →

> you’re 5 minutes too early…. This is the South Street Gallery in Nelson at 4:55pm yesterday. Not that they’d just closed and there were people rattling around inside, putting stuff away and doing the things you do after you … Continue reading →