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• Review: Singin' in the Rain

  

  I often wish I loved old movies, but unfortunately I find most of them so trite that I have trouble paying attention. However, there are two classic movies I ca... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Year of Superlatives

  Today is exactly one year since I said ka kite ano to Aotearoa and my whanau.Or, in English, since we abandoned everyone and fled to the other side of the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Weekend in Oslo

  

  View from the top at Frognerseteren.Within a few hours of landing in Norway, I was having one of the best Saturday afternoons of my life. Mind you, that was kin... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Life Lesson #42 - Close Shave

  

  If you’ve had the misfortune of running into me this week, I’ll forgive you for thinking I got into an accident with a lawnmower.I’ve been sort of growing my... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Master Class

  

  Famed opera diva Maria Callas was a troubled soul, known earlier in her career for a large range and perfect pitch, and later on for a deteriorating voice and... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA

• Life Lesson #41 - The Court Jester

  

  Today I learned what not to wear to court.It all started in June last year, when a rude official knocks on my door saying we haven’t paid our TV license (who... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Murder Mystery Weekend

  

  I loved Cluedo, and I love Downton Abbey. So the idea of a live-action murder mystery in a big old English country manor was irresistible. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: The 39 Steps

  

  Director Maria Aitken's interpretation of Alfred Hitchcock's classic spy farce is the most self-aware show I have ever seen.And I mean that in the best... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA, TRAVEL

• Life Lesson #40 - The £5 Couch

  

  I just bought a new life on eBay.When we found out our bid for the new flat we wanted in King's Cross was successful, I went OCD fast. There were lists. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Waitangi Snow

  

  I hear Zoe shriek with excitement. Rushing into the living room, I realize she’s peering out the open window at a thick haze of spiralling... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 TRAVEL

• Leo in London: Part II

  

  I've heard about nothing but da Vinci all week. Ever since missing out on tickets on Saturday, Paul's been miserable.But he's got a plan.eBay. Where everyone's ... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Children of Eden

  

  Stephen Schwartz’s lost musical.All theater geeks (especially those fond of that other showhe wrote; Wicked) have heard of Children of Eden, but few have seen... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Leo in London: Part I

  

  They’re calling it the greatest exhibition in history. The greatest number of Leonardo da Vinci works ever in one place, including during his lifetime. Of... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Matilda

  

  From the moment you enter the Cambridge Theatre, you are entranced by the magic of Matilda. Rather than sport a traditional curtain, the entire proscenium is... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A Weekend in Copenhagen

  

  Copenhagen's central station feels like a doll's house. The large beams are painted dark brown, so they resemble wood. The Vikings would approve, comments Kat. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Shrek

  

  Shrek seems a more logical fit for the stage than other movie adaptations like The Lion King, Ghost or Legally Blonde.Perhaps that's why the writers were so... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ice Sculptures in London!

  

  After missing the ice sculptures twice in Russia, Paul couldn't resist surprising me when he found out there was a day long competition and exhibition right her... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The London A Cappella Festival

  

  A few months ago, I found out that the A Cappella group who do the background music on glee are a London group called the Swingle Singers.Looking them up, I... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Review: Howl's Moving Castle

  

  I've never read the book or seen the movie of Howl's Moving Castle, so I had no idea what to expect from the play.I read a review that raved about Stephen... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Life Lesson #40 - Taking the Long Way Home

  

  Today I learned never to fly overnight and expect to go to work the next day.It seemed like a flawless plan, except for the part where I had to set my alarm... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL