Wellington on a budget
I was broke, so in my attempts to live in Wellington city on the lowest possible budget I resorted to the cheapest backpackers accommodation I could find. NZ$15 per night is enough for a dorm room at “The Lodge in the City”, it isn’t luxury accommodation, but it’s clean enough that you can live there without seeing too many rats or other creeply crawlies in the bedrooms. The people there however are awesome! I met so many cool people in that place it wasn’t funny. I highly recommend anyone going to Wellington stays there.
And for fine dining, you can’t go past the local graffiti’d fish n chip shop! Surprisingly, this is a functioning shop and they do serve edible food there. I recommend avoiding anything not deep fried (makes sure all the bugs are killed 
). And to top it off, this fine establishment is only a couple of minutes walk up the road from The Lodge in the City!
Posted on 2011-12-29 by
Aryton Senna's McLaren
More photos from the F1 exhibit at Te Papa. This bunch are of Ayrton Senna’s McLaren Honda.
Posted on 2009-11-25 by
Britten
Here are some photos of the Britten V1000 on display at Te Papa.
RIP John Britten 
Posted on 2009-10-16 by
Wellington City from the air
I took these photos while flying out Wellington after attending WordCamp NZ.
Posted on 2009-09-07 by
WordCamp Hangi
I attended WordCamp NZ 2009 in Wellington recently. The conference speakers (that includes me) were invited to a hangi afterwards.
Lachy Groom (top left), Dan Milward (bottom left), Ginetti (center) and Matt Mullenweg (right)
That photo is actually a montage of three different photos. My old camera wasn’t up to the task of taking photos at night so I had to take two with the flash pointing in separate directions and another with no flash to show the coals. Hopefully it doesn’t look too photoshopped
Posted on 2009-08-23 by
McLaren Mercedes
More photos from the Formula 1 exhibit at Te Papa. This time around it’s the 2006 McLaren Mercedes.
Posted on 2009-04-20 by
Wellington
Some photos from my trip to Wellington. I’d travelled through/over the city a few times before, but this was the first time I’d had an opportunity to stop and look around. It’s a nice place, not somewhere I’d go as a tourist, but it definitely looks like a nice place to live.
Posted on 2009-04-18 by
