Austin’s Tags

Austin’s Tags

It’s called “The People’s Republic of Austin” because it’s Texas’s left-leaning pocket. If Austin changed its name to “San Jose” without the taxes, it wouldn’t be too far off. It’s hard to miss the high-tech...
God Save the Queenstown

God Save the Queenstown

I’ve only just come into Queenstown from Auckland, but may I illustrate the difference between these two cities? Auckland is a big city — beautiful — but big. It’s not unlike Philadelphia. Queenstown is more like, say, Vail. As I was leaving my...