> I'm going to steal an idea from Bourne, and ask; If somebody gave you a free, one-week vacation in the city of your choice, where would you go? (Why, is optional.)
> Howard

If I was offered it right now, I'd say either Christchurch or Dunedin, the two cities in the South Island. They're only an hour or two's flight away from here and being based there for a week would allow plenty of time to rent a car and get around the lower South Island to see the mountains and fiords again. I haven't been there since I was a teenager and I would like to do a bit more exploring, now that I'm old enough to see what I want to see, and not have to rely on parental preferences. At the moment I don't have the spare cash to get down there, though.

I wouldn't be so interested in the offer if it meant I had to spend all the time *in* the city. If that was the rule, I might pick Kyoto, because there is at least a week's worth of temples, gardens and castles which I didn't get a chance to see last time I was there. I like Kyoto a lot.