On a sunny, windless day, Wellington is up there with the best of them. For starters it’s lovely to look at, sitting on a hook-shaped harbour ringed with ranges that wear a cloak of snow in winter. Victorian timber architecture laces the bushy hillsides above the harbour, which resonate with native birdsong.
Thus begins the rave review of Wellington, New Zealand, by the guru guide to travellers, Lonely Planet.
As our newspaper, Dominion Post (currently Te Upoko-o-te-Ika during this Maori language week) exults -- Wellington has been named New Zealand's best destination in the latest Lonely Planet guidebook, with the city branded "one of the coolest little capitals in the world."
The new edition of the influential paperback -- often described as the Bible for backpackers [and cruisers, I may add] -- says Wellington is the No 1 highlight for tourists.
"Wellington is the crossing point between the North and South Islands, so travellers have long been passing through these parts.
"The likes of Te Papa and Zealandia now stop visitors in their tracks," it says. "Edgy yet sociable, colourful yet often dressed in black, Wellington is big on the unexpected and unconventional.
"One of the coolest little capitals in the world, windy Wellington lives up to the hype."
Thus begins the rave review of Wellington, New Zealand, by the guru guide to travellers, Lonely Planet.
As our newspaper, Dominion Post (currently Te Upoko-o-te-Ika during this Maori language week) exults -- Wellington has been named New Zealand's best destination in the latest Lonely Planet guidebook, with the city branded "one of the coolest little capitals in the world."
The new edition of the influential paperback -- often described as the Bible for backpackers [and cruisers, I may add] -- says Wellington is the No 1 highlight for tourists.
"Wellington is the crossing point between the North and South Islands, so travellers have long been passing through these parts.
"The likes of Te Papa and Zealandia now stop visitors in their tracks," it says. "Edgy yet sociable, colourful yet often dressed in black, Wellington is big on the unexpected and unconventional.
"One of the coolest little capitals in the world, windy Wellington lives up to the hype."
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