Beijing citizens celebrate Olympics’ opening ceremony
As the world erupted into applause, China’s fantastic Olympic showcase being screened round the world, approximately 100,000 packed the streets at Wangfuxing to watch the unforgettable opening ceremony—a similar sight to when the Olympic decision was of?cially made in Beijing’s favour in 2001. China joined the World Trade Organization the same year, and has since […]
Google shows Beijing Olympic sites
Google has been mapping the Olympic sites, using Google Maps and Google Earth technology. In the spirit of the Games and for reader interest, here is a 1‘15“ video showing the Beijing sites—excluding the Hong Kong location for equestrian events. You may also like Niue levels the playing field through Seekom Travel news in brief: […]
I know there is still poverty and hardship in Mumbai, but there is also a richer, modern side that Stanley Moss got to see when he had an extended stay in India. The Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, already open, but going fully online in September, shows that the Indians can do luxury city hotels as […]
Sam’s enjoying her time at Miss Universe
Miss New Zealand, Samantha Powell, ?ew out to Vietnam a couple of weeks ago and the Fairfax Press gave her a bit of a boost yesterday in the local media. It’s in stark contrast to the hatchet job the same publishing group gave her predecessor, Laural Barrett, last year. If you head to the […]
Naomi Campbell says racism fuelled Heathrow incident
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been fined £2,300 and was sentenced to 200 hours’ community service after admitting two counts of assaulting a police officer and one of disorderly conduct. However, Campbell said to Sky News prior to her Friday court appearance that racism directed at her was one of the reasons she was sent […]
Stella Enting: Dedicated to Life
You can’t help but smile when you see Stella Enting’s art. They give off a positive energy and I think it’s due to Stella herself, who radiates goodness. Her first exhibition, Dedicated to Life, is at Farsite Gallery in Petone, New Zealand (in the Doreen Doolan Mall on Jackson Street, under the clock tower). Gallery coordinator […]
Travelling to Firenze and Québec City
Online today in the ‘Volante’ section, our most well travelled team members, Stanley Moss and Elyse Glickman, go to Firenze and Québec City respectively. Both places have their specialities, with Stanley discovering a hideaway to get away from the bustle of Firenze—which seems extra-hectic these days with work on the metropolitana—while Elyse revisited Québec City […]
Six Miss New Zealand ’08 contestants, one camera
As promised, some better photos from last Saturday’s cruise with the Miss Universe New Zealand 2008 contestants from my Voigtländer Bessamatic, which shows that a 49-year-old camera can get some darned good results. Samantha Powell (who would go on to win Miss New Zealand 2008, but Miss Horowhenua at this stage), Rebecca Connor (Miss Wellington, sponsored […]
Cruising to Waiheke with the Miss New Zealand ’08 contestants
My scanner has gone kaput and I’m now three weeks in the process of getting it ?xed. You know—ordering a part, having it arrive, ?nding it’s totally wrong (as in: the part does not even exist inside this model of scanner), and now, having a really annoying moiré effect on photographs that do not have […]
Naomi Campbell banned from British Airways?
Reports are coming from Agence France Presse and other wire services that Naomi Campbell has been banned from flying British Airways after her arrest last week. The services are quoting The Sun and The Daily Mirror. Campbell, 37, was arrested last week at Heathrow Airport after a dispute over her luggage at the […]
