Christchurch is one of the many cities around the world to have suffered terrible devastation over the last few years from natural disasters. The 2011 earthquake caused the death of 185 people and left much of the CBD completely destroyed and off limits to visitors. Its hard to get your mind past the images plastered across … Read more
I’ve lived in Sydney my entire life apart for a few years living in London and travelling around Europe. So that’s 30 years in this beautiful city which would make you think that I have seen everything there is to see in the city. But the other day I was walking from my office near … Read more
It’s no secret that I love spring and everything it comes with. I love the bright blue sky’s and mild temperatures of spring in the Southern Hemisphere . The mass planting of colourful spring flowers, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and even pansies make me smile. And then there’s the smell of fresh cut grass from the … Read more
Cardiff is a very proud city. Proud of its culture, its fascinating 2,000 year history and of course its unique language. The capital of Wales has changed drastically over the past decade and is transforming itself into a modern, world class city. Archaeological evidence from sites in and around Cardiff show that Neolithic people settled in the area by about 1,500 … Read more
What’s the capital city of New Zealand? Go on, have a guess. Most of you will probably guess Auckland and up until a few years ago I thought the same thing. While it isn’t the capital of New Zealand (that title goes to Wellington), it is however the largest city in the country, both by … Read more