Tales of the Heart

Colonel John Blashford Snell tells of “losing his heart in NZ” in a Guardian travel feature: “We are so overcrowded here but they have the most beautiful empty country with scenery that is stunning, like a high-altitude version of Scotland … It is the people that make NZ so special. I do not think I have ever been to a country where the people are quite so friendly, and the pace of life is so much better – people have time to stop and talk.”