Having taken you on a whistlestop tour of the North Island, now it’s the South Island’s turn, so settle back and let me take you on a chilly but invigorating…
Let me take you to…….New Zealand-The North Island
So I’m back as promised with a micro guide to New Zealand’s North Island, and while I have visited and loved all of the places I’m about to share with…
Let Me Take You To……New Zealand — Part One (the people)
It was snowing heavily outside and I’d just awoken from a fitful slumber. Our elderly campervan was parked up under the trees by a huge lake, with snow-capped mountains looming…
The Plight Of Australia’s Indigenous People
I was handing out flyers in Perth, Western Australia, when an indigenous woman sporting a devilish grin and with her right hand raised and curled into a fist began walking…
Where to go on a surfing adventure
If you like the sound of spending a portion of your gap year riding the waves and chilling on the beach,surfing adventure holidays will be high up your agenda. Whether you’re…
Top ideas for gap years in Australia
Australia is a seriously great place to include in your gap year travel plans, thanks to its awesome combination of multicultural cities, gorgeous beaches and wildlife you just won’t find anywhere else….
Back to reality – Sydney style
There’s nothing like returning to work after a long holiday to bring you back down to earth with a bump. After spending a month in Indonesia and one…
Itchy Feet
It’s true what they say – time really does fly when you’re having fun. It has now been two-and-a-half years since I left my safe life in Chester, UK,…
My (mis)adventures on NZ’s East Coast
A holiday to me means getting on a plane and jetting off to a country other than the one I live in. When I think of going on holiday, I…
Bula Suva: A Fijian Sojourn
What I could only remember was the aching. I was fairly new in a country for a job that didn’t agree with my insatiable thirst for creativity. I was with…
Not a typical Christmas
‘TIS the season to be jolly……….. Christmas means different things to different people. The answer you get will depend on who you ask. For some, it is the season of…
Purangi Estuary, New Zealand: Serenity and Serendipity
The gravity of travel lies in the reckoning that no matter how much planning and control one pours into the trip, there will always be a thing or two that…
North Island, New Zealand: Notes from the Passenger Seat
The ten hour drive between the world’s coolest little capital of Wellington and the big little city of Auckland, is my single most travelled route in the country. today, let…
Brisbane Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, one of six Australian states. The city is home to two million residents, half of the total population of the entire country of New…
Rugby World Cup 2011: Let’s party like it’s 1987
The morning stalled in five-minute increments. Work required me to report from 7 until 3 in the most important day of everybody whose feet stands on New Zealand soil. In…