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Christchurch: home from home Yes, you can go punting in Christchurch city centre. On the River Avon. Which is bordered by Oxford Crescent on one side and Cambridge Crescent on the other. And the man holding the punting pole wears Edwardian costume. You will... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-02-25T06:37:42Z Auckland at the start of five weeks in NZ I remember an Air New Zealand steward telling me an overused joke a few years ago; namely that as international flights came into land an announcement used to be made about the time difference. "Ladies and gentlemen, you're about to... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-01-31T23:32:57Z Bali, a sarong, and a chance to think about heading home Bali has provided me with a chance to wear a sarong for the first time in my life, and to look ahead to my homecoming and an end to all this indulgence. The sarong was a brief experience, brought about... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-03-14T02:24:40Z New Zealand's national day I arrived in Wellington yesterday, and was immediately won over by what I'd call a cute capital city. Small, yes, but perfectly formed around the beautiful harbour, and a place where I'm looking forward to spending a few days. This... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-02-06T20:01:38Z The steam and bubbles of Rotorua Now look carefully to my right. Yes, that's steam gently rising from the stream alongside me, but photographically this is a quiet start to the wonders served up by Rotorua. I've spent much of the day wondering how people function... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-02-19T07:25:56Z On the train into Malaysia and beyond Can there be a four-word phrase in the English language which causes the heart to sink more quickly than 'rail replacement bus service'? I suppose when the dreaded announcement happens somewhere just outside East Croydon it lacks the exotic qualities... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-03-21T03:59:53Z New Zealand's new sporting hero Ten days ago the former New Zealand wicketkeeper, Adam Parore, wrote that this man was too fat to play for his country. He put it as bluntly as that. But in the space of four games fans of the 'Black... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-02-12T23:02:46Z Kawarau Bridge, Queenstown, where commercial bungy jumping began It was back in 1988 that Henry van Asch and AJ Hackett decided there was money to be made out of people wanting to throw themselves off bridges while connected to a piece of extra-strong elastic...and commercial bungy jumping was... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-02-29T19:08:49Z Farewell New Zealand New Zealand was summed up for me by a friend I had dinner with a few nights ago. 'Without doubt,' she said, 'this is the most stunning country I've ever visited'. Twenty-one days away from the end of my six-month... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-03-07T04:32:00Z The smiles and smells of Bangkok This six-month trip began in New York, the city that never sleeps; it's ending in one where I doubt if anyone's ever thought of even turning off the lights. It's not often that I feel overwhelmed by my urban surroundings,... Author : Julian Worricker Publ.Date : 2008-03-26T11:54:44Z