Around the World in 80 Events: The Journey

This episode takes us to Christchurch. We have arrived to a city I adored. I discover and delve into what events here have become when discussing the importance of events to a city. Christchurch has an amazing future and this episode gives just a short interlude into the offering I experienced in 2019...

Events are not only about stages, tickets and mass gatherings - but Christmas and New Year this year massively altered. Technology being used to reunite families and shops not as busy as they have been in the past. Instead Christmas for many had different meanings. This small short episode is about my thoughts on Christmas and New Year...

Today we have arrived to Queenstown to run a 10km run as event number 8 on my journey. I was not really prepared for what was about to meet me. But this podcast talks about that and talks about the future of runs around the world and what mass participation events are like. The cancellation of running events are keeping mountains, roads and other places very quiet! So let’s start at the start line and sprint (slightly) to this magical world of running events...

The last two events of Auckland are discovered and adventured. Auckland Vegan Food Festival and Pop Up Shakespeare Globe were the last two events of Auckland for me in 2019. We discover the impact of coronavirus and the impact the events have had previously to COVID-19.

We are still in Auckland and exploring three very different events. Cricket is popular in New Zealand but today they are welcoming in over 200 million people on the TV to watch India take on New Zealand. We talk about cricket, swimming and then the event that was - completely flipped on its head...Pride in Auckland in 2019.

Beginning the journey of ‘Around the World in 80 Events’ this podcast starts in Auckland. But we look to what events were cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic. We delve in deep and appreciate why culture being cancelled will have such a drastic impact on communities. What about the impact swimming and the events world that literally has taken a dive (funny joke...)