One of our gadabout correspondents has just sent this view of the popular Kiwi tourist town. We wonder if he will be able to get back to Australia due to airline cuts in services. You could think of worst places to be stranded/quarantined in than the land of the long white cloud .
He has provided this blog with some unique photos over the years , including a series from Japan , which contained the above view without any sign of bustling activity. Then there were pix of the strange abandoned hotel into which feral monkeys had moved and were enjoying the facilities provided for humans . He likes Japan , and plans to revisit the country later this year, but may find himself stranded in the mysterious hotel - waited on by monkeys wearing masks , serving Asahi beer .
