Author

Mary Jane Walker

@maryjanejenniewalker

articles: 14
total claps: 80
top claps: 50
avg read: 7.4 min
active: 2020-02-15 → 2026-07-03

Wiki topics

🏔️ · Outdoor & Adventure · 4 🌐 · Web Development · 4 CUL · Culture & Media · 4 ✈️ · Travel · 4 🎨 · Fine Art · 3 🛠️ · Crafts & DIY · 2 GEN · Genomics & Sequencing · 2 HIS · History · 2

Top tags

#new-zealand ·7 #south-island ·4 #new-zealand-south-island ·3 #maori ·3 #museums ·3 #heritage ·2 #travel ·2 #hiking-trails ·2 #airshow ·2 #aircraft ·2

SCI SPT LIF HUM

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

The Farne Islands

Once holy, and the home of Grace Darling, now a famous nature sanctuary

Jun 24, 2022 · 10 min read · 50 claps #northumberland #northumbria #seabirds

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

The Southern Lights of Queenstown

Viewing the Aurora Australis in New Zealand

Jan 01, 2026 · 4 min read · 21 claps #aurora #geomagnetic-storms #new-zealand

SPT TCH

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

The Romantic Lindis Pass

Known as Ōkahu to seekers of pounamu, the Lindis Pass was also the site of Otago’s first gold rush. It is still a major through-route…

Jul 10, 2025 · 8 min read · 5 claps #gold-rush #south-island #new-zealand

SPT TCH

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

The Blue Pools of Haast and Hokitika

With a trip through Kōwhitirangi and its Memorial as well

Jun 12, 2025 · 5 min read · 4 claps #hiking-trails #scenery #gorge

SPR

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

Woo Hoo Timaru

Or, why you shouldn’t just pass through on the way to Dunedin, Christchurch, or Oamaru

Feb 19, 2026 · 12 min read · 0 claps #coastal #heritage #south-island

GEN

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

Baguio City: The Philippines’ summer capital

The colonial era still hangs heavy on a city founded by the Americans, for their own use as a ‘hill station’

May 29, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #hill-station #baguio-city #baguio

Baguio City: The Philippines’ summer capital

HUM ART SPT TCH

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

Taipei: Trails and Culture

I spend more time in the mists of Yangmingshen National Park, and then in the National Palace Museum of Taiwan

Jun 19, 2026 · 10 min read · 0 claps #taiwan #taipei #cultural-heritage

HUM

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

Napier, Part 2

In which I delve some more into the history and culture of Napier, including its Māori origins

Jan 16, 2026 · 9 min read · 0 claps #hawkes-bay #maori #māori

SCI SPT

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

There are Moriori, after all!

My second post on the Chatham Islands, home to the Moriori people (now fully recognised by the NZ Govt) and a fascinating geology.

Feb 15, 2020 · 8 min read · 0 claps #new-zealand #chatham-islands #travel

ART HUM SPT

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

The Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2025: Part 2

The 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, with a dive into Britain’s airliner history this week as well.

Oct 03, 2025 · 8 min read · 0 claps #airshow #aircraft #battle-of-britain

The Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2025: Part 2

ART SPT

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

Kaohsiung: Taiwan’s Second City and First Port (Part 2)

A harbour cruise, a Qing fort, and the old British consulate at Takow, followed by a return to the Lotus Pond.

Jul 03, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #architecture #taiwan #kaohsiung

Kaohsiung: Taiwan’s Second City and First Port (Part 2)

HUM SPT

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

Akaroa

A little bit of France in ‘le Sud’ of New Zealand

Jan 23, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #new-zealand #french-colonialism #tourism

ART HUM

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

The Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2025: Part 1

The 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, with an emphasis on military displays this week, and civilian aviation in Part 2

Sep 26, 2025 · 5 min read · 0 claps #airshow #aircraft #battle-of-britain

The Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow 2025: Part 1

GEN MDA TCH

MA Mary Jane Walker · A Maverick Traveller

Akaroa, Part 2

Things to see on the way and around and about, including the Little River Rail Trail and the music festival

Jan 30, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #music-festivals #banks-peninsula #rail-trails