Something unique for everyone: Emma’s at Oxford
The different and the unusual – if you like to stand out from the crowd with that unique purchase there is one place you should make a shopping destination. It’s Emma’s at Oxford, specialists in an eclectic range of personally chosen books, gifts, and clothing. Anyone who has ever looked for pure cotton nighties knows […]
A golden age: The Stamp Exchange
An ancient Chinese proverb tells us that real gold is not afraid of the melting pot. Now is an ideal time to test that if you have any of the precious metal you don’t want. Gold prices internationally are high and may rise even more due to soaring crude oil prices and conflict between Russia […]
Igniting young imaginations: Scorpio Children’s Books
Books and reading are two of the great pleasures of life. There are few better places for youngsters to experience the joy that books bring than the new dedicated children’s bookshop Telling Tales: Scorpio Children’s Books, located in the BNZ Centre. The space is bright, sunny, colourful and welcoming and, of course, filled with thousands […]
Calling vintage lovers: Dusty Old Things
The eagerly awaited time has arrived. March at Dusty Old Things is sale time, a wonderful opportunity for vintage lovers to purchase something special. Spend over $30 on china and pottery and receive a 30 percent discount. That includes the ever popular and practical Crown Lynn range that reminds so many people of their mother’s […]
Time to get crafty
The Cricut Maker 3 is a machine that has the potential to change the appearance of almost everything in your home. Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott gets his art and craft on. If you’re of the crafty persuasion, in that you have a spare room at home full of material, card, coloured paper, glue, buttons, […]
The sound of silence
True noise cancellation can weirdly center you in the moment, and remove you from it simultaneously. Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott experiences Sony’s latest headphones. There are many models of headphones on the market that have ‘noise reduction’, which relies mainly on the seal of the padding around the ears, some more successful than others. […]
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