I checked into the old (and I do mean OLD) Parmelia Hilton in Perth. I didn't realise at first but having a room that faced the river meant that I had a view of the Red Bull airplane races: web gallery And yes, the sky is really that blue.
Art Deco Madness
We recently returned from a visit to New Zealand. One of the places we spent a lot of time in was Napier on the north island. Napier is renowned as ground zero for Art Deco buildings. Almost the entire city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1931 and as the city was wholly rebuilt in …