Snow in Cuba
Ok, so not the ‘real’ Cuba – more like Cuba Street in Wellington. A beautiful short film by Irish film maker Ro Tierney.
Ok, so not the ‘real’ Cuba – more like Cuba Street in Wellington. A beautiful short film by Irish film maker Ro Tierney.
Video by Alan Doak Shot on an iPhone 4 over a one hour period.
I had the greatest pleasure of seeing Victoria Williams and Vic Chesnutt perform at the San Francisco Bath-house last night. What a joy! The first few notes are sung by Victoria and tears well up in my eyes. It’s going to be a great concert. I have known her music since the early 1990’s – […]
There’s a recession on but the staff at Wagamama don’t know this. Our family turned up there last night around 6.15pm for a quick meal. The place was buzzing and there were empty tables. Excellent – no waiting. Wrong – we were turned away. A young woman told us, and the others waiting at the […]
When Wellington Airport was re-branded several years back it’s new tagline became “Wild At Heart”. Out-of-towners, and the more timid locals, think this is a ridiculous epitaph. Why would you promote flying in to Wellington as ‘wild’ and think that was a line that would attract tourists? There are many hardy locals who love the […]