The Best of City Rumble

Although I've only done about half a dozen posts on 'City Rumble', there have already been some favourites. Here are my three favourite battles between two cities to see who came out on top!   3/ Dubai versus Astana Both are amazing cities in this post-modern world, with the most incredible assortment of buildings. Take …

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The Best of Sunday Spotlight

Sunday Spotlight has been a great little segment that I've enjoyed writing very much! Here are some of my favourites I've written about in the last couple of years! 5. Agadez Agadez is a desert city in the African country of Niger. It's a world away from everything, and perhaps the most remote place I …

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Seven on Sunday – Myanmar Highlights

Although I’m in the process of reviewing all the experiences of my very recent trip to New Zealand and Sydney, earlier in the year I had an amazing trip to Thailand and Myanmar. This Sunday, with Christmas sneaking up behind me quietly but very quickly, I thought I’d return back to Myanmar and do a …

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Getting Your Hobbit On. At Hobbiton, New Zealand.

Yes, my obsession with ridiculous titles for my blog posts shows no signs whatsoever of abating! I’m not sure if everyone is aware, but the farm used for ‘The Shire’ as part of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films is now a tourist attraction. It’s basically a large number of various sized doors …

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Seven on Sunday – High Towers of the World

Today’s post has come about because on my recent trip I went to two high towers to see the views in Sydney and Auckland. It’s always a fun thing to do when you arrive in a city, to find a high tower often purpose built for the views (along with communication reasons too), so here …

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