A solution to the W(h)anganui woes

Why  change Wanganui’s spelling to Whanganui? Surely not because whanganui means ‘large harbour’? Where’s the large harbour?
Looks like a wide upside-down river to me.
Let’s steer clear of both warring factions and, in the interests of accuracy, go for a new name altogether: Waipara North.
Wai= water.
Para=sediment, mud.

Korean Folk Village

There were no business commitments on the day we arrived in Seoul and Alex, our host, arranged for us to visit the the Korean Folk Village, a living museum in the city of Yongin, part of the broader Seoul Metropolitan Area. Even though it was a ‘canned’ tourist attraction, it was well done and very [...]

Quite a decent wee hotel

Our hotel in Seoul was simply magnificent – five stars, reckoned by some guides to be the best in town. The Shilla Seoul was certainly the best hotel I’ve ever stayed in and it could easily have been a destination in itself for the few days we were there. The staff were great. Never obtrusive, [...]

Interesting banquet (to say the least)

On the evening of our first day in Seoul we were taken to a traditional Hanjungsic banquet at the Daewonyojung restaurant. It seemed to be a traditional restaurant for male businessmen – at least I think it was such a restaurant, because I’m really not sure what the night was all about. It wasn’t an [...]

On the way to Korea

Time to kill at Singapore’s Changi Airport, on the way to Seoul, and writing this seems as good a way as any to kill time.
Why am I here? One of the hats I wear professionally is a trustee of Computer Access NZ (CANZ), which was started ten years ago by the 2020 Communications Trust, with [...]