Beth Brash is Head of Programming and Event Delivery for Visa Wellington On a Plate. She lives, breathes and consumes Wellington's food scene.
Pre-Covid it always amazed me how many Aucklanders had visited New York but never Wellington. Look, I'll never claim Wellington is the New York of the Antipodes, but it is a city with a huge amount of charm, style and grit.
I'd recommend that all those who come to the capital for a visit - and have the capacity to do so - should walk, walk, walk.
Walk the iconic streets and laneways, finding hidden bars, street art and secret peanut butter windows. Walk the lush green town belt that is just on the edge of the CBD and teeming with native birds. Walk the Craft Beer Capital Trail Map (craftbeercapital.com/trail/how-it-works) collecting stamps from the participating bars - if you fill your stamp card, you get a free T-shirt.