Today is April 1st, and I've just sent off my play application to KDC that involves 5,000 of my holiday photos and an epic dramatic portrayal of my travels, along with dancing and music from a random Nepalese band. I'm pretty sure they'll see through it, though I reckon it's a genuine money spinner... Actually it seems they were quite interested and knowing me there's some way I'll end up putting the story of my travels on stage at some point. Self indulgence fo...

I love walking. For some reason I meet the friendliest, most interesting and generous people when I'm walking. Jean-Gregoire and Elise are a great French Canadian couple who I met in Tongariro a few days ago, and on arriving in Wellington I was picked up and taken to a restaurant via the old parliament buildings, then brought back to their totally gorgeous flat to be the first guest ever to use their newly delivered spare bed. I could never have hoped for a bette...