Auckland International Buskers Festival

Visitors to Auckland, New Zealand are in for a treat this week as the city hosts its 7th International Buskers Festival.

Bring a Big Dog Mountain Climbing?

I’ve never climbed a mountain, so I’m appealing to all you mountain climbing experts out there to answer this question:

Should you bring a big dog for company when you go mountain climbing?

Snow-clad Southern England

We don’t get a lot of snow down here on the south coast of England, so I’m going to share a photo of my garden from this morning with you:

Get your own country complete with flag and national motto

Located six miles off the eastern shores of Britain, it comes with its own currency, passport, stamps and national motto – “E Mare Libertas”, and all of it can now be yours.

The Principality of Sealand, the smallest “state” in the world, is up for sale.

Paris fights back with gesture guide

Do you suffer from the “Paris Syndrom” reported by Le Journal du Dimanche in October 2006?

Well fear no more, the “Cop the Parisian Attitude” guide will help you understand those Parisian gestures.

Locals gathered wood along the coast of southern England

He was carrying a two-metre plank of wood on his shoulder.

The grey sea was roaring behind him and above dark clouds were gathering.

Get Travel Tips from Japan’s First Lady

Well, maybe she won’t be handing out travel tips about Japan, but Akie Abe, Japan’s first lady, has launched her blog. Gives a new meaning to the statement that “everybody blogs”!

Man-attacking Leopards to be Tagged

47 leopards are to be tagged with electromagnetic chips before they are released in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The leopards were captured when they started attacking people outside the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai between 2004 and 2005.

Best travel buys in 2006

With Christmas around the corner, I won’t be making any more purchases for myself this year. So I’ve had a little think about what have been my best buys.

In the spirit of sharing, here’s my list of best travel related buys in 2006:

Are You British Enough?

From 2 April 2007 anyone who wants to obtain indefinite leave to remain in Britain will need to pass the “Life in the UK” test.

Intrigued by some of the sample test questions published in the media, I decided to take a closer look at what is considered essential knowledge in order to live in Britain.