Owlcatraz Palmerston North

... Palmerston North and see if it deserved the grief John Cleese gave it (in return they named the rubbish dump after him).  Palmerston North like Hamilton seems to get a bit of grief most of it undeserved. While we were there, the weather was pretty ...

... their food 'best in Palmy'. The hostel was described as 'being in a great location in Palmy'. Now, I fully understand that 'Palmerston North' is a pretty big mouthful. But 'Palmy'? Seriously? Apparently the people are called 'Palmies' too! As in ...