Napier was destroyed by an earthquake in 1931. The collapse of buildings and the fires that followed killed 256 people. […]
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Day 91: Coffeeshops and gardens
I had two reasons for coming to Hamilton and Hobbiton was not one of them. The main reason for visiting? […]
Day 89: Arrival into Auckland – an afternoon in a street art gallery
Changi is a very pleasant place but once it’s time to board the plane and you’ve passed through security and […]
Day 62: Hurricanes in Hanoi
A hurricane made landfall in central Vietnam and being a generous individual, it is currently making sure that Hanoi receives […]
Day 61: Catching up with other travellers, mopeds and haircuts
I’ve spent the last two days exploring and, today, I caught up with Amy who I met on Day 5 […]
Day 37: What’s the difference between Beijing and Xi’an?
It’s not the start of a joke, it’s a question I’ve been mulling over this afternoon. Beijing is full of […]
Day 35: My kinda Saturday… 798 Art Zone
Back home, there are few things I like more than spending a Saturday morning wandering around Manchester’s Northern Quarter looking […]
Day 19: Personal stories in Irkutsk
Perhaps making up for two days of lounging around (whilst still covering vast distances), I spent today very much on […]
Day 3: Street Art and Gentrification
What do you with a dilapidated old power station that has definitely seen better days? In Warsaw, they’re converting the […]
The Adventures of Phileas Fiona 