The hirsute and therefore aptly-monikered Tom Beard has already pretty much already outed himself and his WellUrban blog through his recent comments here, but I had previously promised (ages ago,in fact) to link to him/hype up his ass, and so I do.

His blog touts itself as "Personal reflections on urbanism, urban life and sustainable urban design in Wellington, New Zealand" and as pithy as that sounds, it's a really good read. Tom writes engagingly and in a clearly-informed manner on his nominated themes; having, as I do, only a passing awareness and/or interest in urban design and architecture, I can't really comment on these. I can, though, comprehend most of what he says and I am finding that's an increasingly uncommon trait amongst un-subbied writers.

He also writes cursively and expansively on local bars and drinking in general; I'm sure that I don't have to emphasise too heavily that these are topics far closer to my heart. His regular Mystery bar feature (No. 7, the most recent, is here) is well worth a look, at the very least.