Click photo to enlarge A dog day in Dunedin . . . Tallulah Belle, a pug Pekingese cross, slips her lead from Clayton Baker during a walk at Opoho Park

If you live in Dunedin, you should perhaps brace yourself for an influx of lycra-clad, bird-loving dog-walkers.
Glowing recommendations from Lonely Planet single out the city as one of the best places in the world to cycle, watch birds and walk your dog.
Dunedin is the only New Zealand city to make the travel company's annual top 10 travel lists - and does so three times.
Otago Peninsula has been named as the top cycling destination in Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2010.