I've moved house. From the Heritage hotel (the landmark Farmer's building on the corner of Hobson and Wyndham). It is a destination site. You go there, rather than pass by - on foot at least, traffic barges through on the way to the Southern and Western motorways. Interesting people were thin on the ground.
There is never a dull moment when you live in the city.
Even a simple stroll through the streets can yield a moment of interest – day or night.
Would I encourage you to blog - or set up a Flickr account or any one of the thousands of other sharing tools that are available for free on the web?
Yes.
It doesn't have to be narcissistic or egocentric. It can be banal - if that's what you want.
You might be surprised that you find an audience who share your interests.
Talent is something I admire and respect. People who create and have genuine skill trump carpetbaggers who simply gamble and trade other people’s money and make nothing – other than themselves rich at others expense (sorry, if you are a banker or stock broker you are a long way down the value chain).
Ok, ok…I know I said that I have a 5 km radius.
But here's the thing.
The walk from home to the Auckland ferry building is about a kilometer.
The boat does the rest of the work.
But it's work worth doing.
Waiheke is my favourite daytrip from town.
Auckland has certainly been bustling with the Rugby World Cup coming to a close. The Wynyard Quarter has been a real bonus in revitalizing the waterfront and, after a wobbly start seems to have settled down into a string of efficient eateries – the problem with which has been getting a table.
