“This place should have more visitors. It deserves them. You mark my words, the tourists will come flocking here in a few years when word gets out” – my friend Ally, upon discovering the Coromandel for the first time Most overseas visitors come to New Zealand expecting the epic snowy mountains from the Lord of […]
Read more "The Magical Coromandel (in Photos)"Barely three hours from Melbourne, there’s a National Park I’d never heard of until I looked at a map to work out what there was to do on the drive from Adelaide. And it turns out, Grampians National Park has startling beauty that deserves to be better known. These are the highlights of my 24 […]
Read more "24 Hours in Grampians National Park"British people all seem to dream of going to Australia. And there’s one item sure to feature on their itinerary. A highlight of Aussie travel marketing in Europe that somehow few Kiwis have ever heard of: Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. After hearing about it non-stop when I lived in the UK, I decided to pop over […]
Read more "The Great Ocean Road Trip"Melbourne is the cultural heart of Australia. And for a country with not much history to speak of (compared with Europe), that makes it without a doubt the most interesting city in Australia to visit. It also means it’s crawling with hipsters. You have to love them or hate them, hipsters. And I have to […]
Read more "5 Indie Things to Do in Melbourne"The New Zealand summer is long and scorching. Every kiwi kid has memories of spending the whole summer at the beach, trying to ride the scooter they got for Christmas with one hand so they can eat an ice cream with the other. As a result, beaches are a hot topic in New Zealand. […]
Read more "The Best Beach in New Zealand"The bus broke down about two hours into our first trip. It was like the plot of a B-grade roadtrip movie… ‘Two free spirits buy an enormous aqua coloured house bus on a whim, and a few short weeks later eight people, most of whom barely know each other, are on a mission to […]
Read more "Mending Breakdowns"On 1 December, after 630 days, 35 countries, 156,106 miles travelled by air, 37,154 photos, nearly a hundred shows, 281 posts, and one court appearance, I came home. Paul and I at Auckland Airport, seconds after getting off the plane. I was worried that little old Auckland would feel like a small pond after the crazy pace of London, and it does. […]
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