I must be a very lucky man to have my girlfriend not only put up with me but find out exactly what I’d always like to try and then book it for my birthday present. So on Friday morning, without any idea where we were going or what we were to do when we arrived, [...]
With the level of UK unemployment to reach 3.2 million next year (or slightly more than 10% of the workforce), I’ve been waiting to see what happens when the more than 300,000 students due to graduate this year hit the job market and what ideas the British Government have to help them out. Before I [...]
Saturday (25th April) was Anzac day, the main remembrance day for Australia and New Zealand. Whilst they still remember the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians on the 11th November in common with the UK, Anzac day has a special meaning. On that day in 1915 Australian and New Zealand troops [...]
When I think about New Zealand I don’t think about cities, I think about spectacular mountains and wide open countryside. Last weekend we visited Te Anau and Milford Sound (both in the Fiordland National Park) and there was certainly no shortage of vistas. Milford Sound is the classic postcard image of New Zealand with its [...]
Yesterday Bhav, Pierre-Em and I drove to Christchurch and back (722km/449 miles or Perth to London!) so that they could go to a couple of meetings. Not being involved in their business, I used the opportunity to see more of the countryside and visit Christchurch. It was a long day with us leaving at 6 [...]
I recently checked the progress on Ecommo, a business set up by an ex-colleague and friend Alex Barton. The idea behind Ecommo is to allow people to sell online but without the usual hassle, problems and expense this can cause. Many people, myself included, might look for an open source (free) content management system (i.e. [...]
The weekend of the 28th/29th March was really nice and sunny so we spent some much needed time away from Dunedin City and jumped into the car. On saturday we went to Long Beach near Port Chalmers to drop off some students going climbing. We had a look at the beautiful beach, the cave then [...]
It turns out that someone I met whilst in Malawi last year has been short-listed for “The Best Job in the World“, which is also billed as Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. In what has been an enormously successful marketing campaign come job advert for Tourism Queensland, Ben Southall has made [...]
Last Saturday we went to Baldwin Street which according to Guinness World Records is the steepest street in the world. Quite a few of the streets in Dunedin are built at crazy angles but since it was a nice day we thought we’d go see the steepest. Looking up Baldwin St
On Saturday Bhav and I went sea fishing for the first time. We had the chance to do it since Bhav works for Recreational Services at the University of Otago. We woke up early (by our standards) to drive up to Port Chalmers to get on the catamaran. On the way out Bhav got the [...]
