When you head south to New Zealand airports shrink in size. It takes a few minutes to land and arrive at your gate. Not so in bigger cities of the world. It can take ages to taxi to your appointed parking space. In Los Angeles it took 25 minutes due to airport... Being well-connected has different connotations these days. No longer is it about who you know the extent to which you are able to communicate with who you know. Today’s smart phones gives you powerful connection in the palm of your hand. Not to mention a camera... Work wise it has been a busy few weeks. The usual pre-vacation rush to tidy up loose ends and pack in as many appointments as possible. As much as I love what I do for a living there is nothing more satisfying than switching on the “out of office†message for any... Gastronomically speaking, Wellington is a world leader. We have more cafés, bars and restaurants per head than even New York. Staying abreast of the new openings in town is like chasing your culinary tail. It is fair to say Wellingtonians are spoilt for choice.... At the risk of sounding like a whingeing pom, Wellingtonians must develop SAS-style resilience and Buddhist-like optimism to deal with Wellington’s schizophrenic weather. They prepare themselves for the worst and embrace those “great days†that seduce us to... 