clean pure water
when you come to wellington you only need to buy one bottle of water. free refills that are as good or better are available for free – from the tap. with big mountain ranges surrounding wellington there is plenty of…
the tighthead prop passes to the number 8 for an easy try
no way to exaggerate how big rugby is here. the national team is the all blacks and they are currently in france in prep for the rugby world cup that starts in 3 days, 43 minutes and 51 seconds – but you knew that,…
how did the blind chicken cross the road?
so how do you help the blind safely cross the road? the crosswalks throughout new zealand all have the same clever activation switch. when it’s not safe to cross the switch chirps and physically vibrates every couple of seconds. this…
homeless
well, not technically i guess since we still have the cabin in vt, but the house in the framingham closed today. jackie and gromit will now be moving from shelter to soup kitchen. sadly the closing was not as smooth…
can you move a bit the right?…
…and now forward a bit? well, actually 120 metres down and then across the street. and i didn’t mean you, i meant the gigantic new hotel. when new zealand was choosing a site for their new national museum (te papa…
well covered
medical care in new zealand is a provided by a network of public and private providers and insurers. the primary insurer is the national government. the national plan provides deeply subsidized day to day care (a trip to the gp…
daffodil day
today is daffodil day in new zealand. it is the biggest annual fundraiser for the cancer society of new zealand. all day almost every street corner had a crew of volunteers with their basket of daffodils and collection bucket. what…
heading west
our stuff is finally on it’s way to new zealand. first a cross country trip on the rails to long beach california, then sailing on the MSC Japan, voyage 634. thats the good news. the bad news is that after…
red sky at night
ok – i get it. the visuals are stunning here.
probably not the first trunk full of unwanted merchandise to be disposed of in quincy
a special contribution from our senior new england correspondent jboss today:“Made a trip to Braintree today to drop off chemicals at Clean Harbors. It could have been an episode out of the Sopranos. You drive thru Quincy to a dirt…
oceania humour part 3
don’t know why i found this so funny.
early show at the improv
first thing that i’ve noticed that i forgot – shoehorn time to improv
wellington up close
more pictures from my wanderings. [ed. updated – some added, some removed]
shock treatment
like any major city there is a an occasional battle between those on foot and those on the road – with the obvious victor. in response the wellington city council has sponsored a campaign to raise awareness through a bit…
aging gracefully
almost every block in wellington has an example or two of great classic architecture. lots of great art deco and turn of the century victorian