How relevant today is a 40-year-old New Zealand travel guide? Robyn reveals how Maurice Shadbolt's 1968 book "The Shell Guide to New Zealand" has become her constant travel companion, amid its curious recommendations of tourist attractions, the historic cannon that wasn't, and the last days of the Chinese gooseberry. [Link to talk transcript: http://www.robyngallagher.com/2010/11/04/mix-and-mash-and-maurice/]