A winter break in Singapore

We escaped the cold New Zealand winter last week and headed north to the tropics for a few days in Singapore. 

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Being a tourist in your own city: Thorndon village

When you live somewhere, you often take a lot of things for granted.  I sometimes forget how privileged I am to be able to walk to work through the Botanic Gardens and part of Thorndon on my way to work.

A drive, some beer and a steampunk experience

The road south of Christchurch is straight and flat, quite unlike many in New Zealand.  If it is a good …