1977. Me wearing a fetching combo of denim shirt OVER a sweater OVER another shirt. Taken by my dear friend Neil Graham outside his house. I’ve still got the watch. #memoriesofanothertime #nobeard1977
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
I watched the TV with my Father in 1969 as Neil Armstrong united the world in a moment of inspiring Hope. I grew up wanting yo be only one thing-an astronaut. Thankyou @nasa for the next best thing: having the honour to stand on the floor of Mission Control in Houston, to see the International Space Station pass over New Zealand, to climb into the Artemis capsule that will begin our next great adventure in manned space travel, to meet the incredible people who work to make this all happen, and to meet a real life astronaut Mark Vande Hei. To call it a dream come true scarcely does justice to a truly wonderful day. #aboysdreamcometrue #astronauts #spacetravel
Whiskey road test number 5? A wild beach in New Zealand provided the perfect backdrop to this essential test. Salty air, wind, crouching while sipping. How would these factors affect the flavour??? @garancedore @mctavishspirits #nzbeachlife #boozeonthebeach #driftwoodtripod
Books. It’s time for books. To read at your leisure or to gift this Christmas. Some classics and a couple of more recent enjoyments! Let me know what you think! #books #christmasreading #anytimereading #openabookandenteraworldofafabulousness #stopwritinglonghashtags
Sunset New Zealand. It doesn’t do it justice but you can see the outline of the beginning of the Southern Alps of the South Island in the far distance. Such a clear sky. #newzealandskies #holidayvibes
Random Turkey pictures always mean only one thing. Happy Thanksgiving to all ( well. maybe not so happy for the turkeys). Wherever you are I hope you take a time to look at your friends and family ( even the annoying ones) and look up at the stars and give thanks. 🦃🇺🇸
I wish I could say I had edited this video but that would obviously be absurd. But a big Thankyou to all the lovely people I met on my recent tour of America. I look forward to doing it again in some new US destinations in March. Stay tuned! (Oh and,no, Bittter Sweet Symphony is NOT the only tune I know. It just seems like it!) @mctavishspirits #sweetsweetbourbontour #roadlife #mylifeatluggagecarousels #thewarchief
Clouds. Aren’t they just great. #sunsetnofilter #newzealandsundown #stratus
Wherever you are take a moment to appreciate the beauty and good fortune of a new day #sunrise #newzealand #upsidedowndays
The stunning coast west of Auckland. Thanks to @murray_piha in Piha for those excellent crab tacos!!! #newzealand #piha #wildwestcoast
So!!! If you are in New Zealand NEXT WEEK or if you are arriving then please join me for a sit down chat about “Clanlands in New Zealand”, Christmas, health insurance and history at Schrödinger ‘s bookshop in Petone. A wonderful independent bookshop that deserves all of our support. Dec 14th 5-7pm @petonebooks @hachettenz @octopus_books_ @samheughan #summertimesigning #booksarebest
Hello New Zealand! If you’re in Wellington next Tuesday please join me for a good old catch up at Unity Books where I will reveal all about my camper van caper with Sam Heughan. Join me to hear the truth!!!! @unitybookswgtn @octopus_books_ @samheughan #talkinginabookshop #questionsandanswers #clanlandsinnewzealand
Beyond excited to announce that after only 3 months since our launch “The Warchief” bourbon has won two gold medals at the Pr%f Awards!!! A gold in Masked Double Blind Tasting and for Design. Huge congrats to the McTavish Spirits team especially @paulnovielli and @connor_whiskey and my dear friend of 30 years Emma Quinn who designed our label. @mctavishspirits #warchiefgolds @proofawards #bourbonpride @emmaquinndesign
Is it even still Friday??? I’m so discombobulated by travel I’ve forgotten. But if it is, check out this Black Friday deal from Amazon. More Clanlands for less!! Enjoy @amazon #blackfridaydeals #Ihopeitsstillfriday
More than chuffed to be included in Fred Minnick’s list of top bourbons for 2023. I’m so proud of what our company has achieved since we launched just over three months ago. Thanks to @paulnovielli and @connor_whiskey and, of course, for including us in his 2023 top 100 list, the man himself @fredminnick
