We Say...
Enjoy Mary Fenwick's 'View From Here' column each fortnight - in which she shares her observations about life, the UK and New Zealand - written from an expat's perspective.
C Black's blog will no doubt provide another insight into life in the UK as she elaborates on her views and experiences.
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15 Mar 2010
Blog
Isla McKechnie
London, I think I have a crush on you The first time I landed in London I had just enough time for a quick nap before picking up a car and... more>
London, I think I have a crush on you The first time I landed in London I had just enough time for a quick nap before picking up a car and... more>
9 Mar 2010
The View From Here
Mary Fenwick
One weekend in Amsterdam and thirty years of accumulated, grown-up responsibilities fall away. I sleep on a stranger’s couch, giggle at shop... more>
One weekend in Amsterdam and thirty years of accumulated, grown-up responsibilities fall away. I sleep on a stranger’s couch, giggle at shop... more>
22 Feb 2010
The View From Here
Mary Fenwick
It’s in Watford that I feel a sudden, unexpected, rush of affection for …. Australians. It’s raining, I’m lost and the... more>
It’s in Watford that I feel a sudden, unexpected, rush of affection for …. Australians. It’s raining, I’m lost and the... more>
22 Feb 2010
Blog
C Black
The dodgy grey area - going out with someone at work... Before I begin, let me tell you about X. X is someone I work with. He's what I... more>
The dodgy grey area - going out with someone at work... Before I begin, let me tell you about X. X is someone I work with. He's what I... more>
19 Feb 2010
Opinion
Businesswire - With XT knocked again by failuresm Telecom has lost a huge chunk of customer trust this year - a difficult currency to accumulate... more>
4 Feb 2010
Blog
C Black
Welcome to England - the most confusing illogical contradictory island that one can stumble upon. You'll find at the epicentre - London, a set of... more>
Welcome to England - the most confusing illogical contradictory island that one can stumble upon. You'll find at the epicentre - London, a set of... more>
2 Feb 2010
The View From Here
Mary Fenwick
So, that shed, does it have to stay where it is? This one question sorts the sheep from the goats. The old world from the new. The way things are... more>
So, that shed, does it have to stay where it is? This one question sorts the sheep from the goats. The old world from the new. The way things are... more>
22 Jan 2010
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie
SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Soaking the RichJan. 22 (BusinessWire) - Here's a story you probably won't read anywhere else about the findings of the... more>
SMELLIE SNIFFS THE BREEZE: Soaking the RichJan. 22 (BusinessWire) - Here's a story you probably won't read anywhere else about the findings of the... more>
18 Jan 2010
The View From Here
Mary Fenwick
New Zealand was on the news this morning, says Ali at work. Oh. I’m intrigued and faintly guilty that she, an English person, is telling... more>
New Zealand was on the news this morning, says Ali at work. Oh. I’m intrigued and faintly guilty that she, an English person, is telling... more>
8 Jan 2010
Opinion
Pattrick Smellie
OPINION - Coming as he does from a corporate background, it's a fair bet that Prime Minister John Key has come across more than the occasional... more>
OPINION - Coming as he does from a corporate background, it's a fair bet that Prime Minister John Key has come across more than the occasional... more>
