New Zealand is a country that is full of variety. The geographical scenery varies from the snowy Southern Alps and glaciers such as Fox and Franz Josef to tranquil lakes like Lake Matheson, rushing rivers and golden sand beaches. You can relax in hot natural springs at Hanmer or gaze at geysers and bubbling mud pools in Rotorua. Leisure activities for the tourist include everything above the ground, on the ground and under the ground as well as in the water and on the water.

Kiss goodbye to the missus for the next 9 months, the football season is back this week. In a season that is set up to be a 4, possibly 6 way tussle for the title, the 11/12 season is poised to be the most fascinating in living memory with more mass-recruitment drives from some of the country's top sides. Manchester United and Manchester City look set to battle it out for the title and there's a whole nation champing at the proverbial bit with the weekend looming large.

Boston is a destination that has a wide range of theatres and playhouses that you will find fascinating when you visit this place. It has some of the sprawling buildings that offer world-class performances when it comes to plays. The Wand Theater is one of the best theatres in the Boston's Theater District.