Christchurch Photographer Thomas Pickard http://www.thomaspickard.com/blog The blog of Christchurch Photographer Thomas Pickard. Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:29:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Back in the Land of the Long White Cloud http://www.thomaspickard.com/blog/back-on-the-land-if-the-long-white-cloud/ http://www.thomaspickard.com/blog/back-on-the-land-if-the-long-white-cloud/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:28:22 +0000 Thomas Pickard http://www.thomaspickard.com/blog/?p=4179 Arrived back in Christchurch New Zealand mid afternoon Friday. Enjoyed stunning views of the West Coast and the Southern Alps. After 7-months on the road, it has felt great to arrive back home.

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