Last year I decided it was more important to me to eat Portuguese Tarts in Portugal and drink Sangria in Spain than achieve any ambitious fitness goals but ... Read More
Things I learnt when I missed a flight
A school friend's dad had the mantra that "if you've never missed a flight, you're spending way too much time in airports". Every time it was repeated ... Read More
Can an airport lounge membership save you money?
It's a trap that's easy to fall into: once you've experienced what it's like to have an airport lounge membership it's very hard to opt out again. After ... Read More
10 things to do before you travel internationally
Excluding the mandatory essentials of booking flights and accommodation and even if you’re only travelling overseas for a short period of time there are a ... Read More
Things I learnt when an airline lost my luggage
In July I was travelling from Barcelona to Luxembourg when security strikes at Barcelona airport meant we were unable to get through security in time to ... Read More
7 reasons why you should revisit cities
Every time I've booked a trip to a city I've already been to (usually under the persuasion of a friend who desperately wants to go there), I've ummed and ... Read More
The cost of living in Wellington, New Zealand
If there's one thing I enjoy geeking out on it's watching YouTube apartment tours and reading cost of living blog posts to get a comparative ... Read More
Why you need travel insurance for short trips
In the past I’ve been guilty of holding the terribly misguided attitude that travel insurance for a trip within New Zealand, or even for a short holiday to ... Read More
How to plan a trip with friends without ruining a friendship
My past experiences booking travel with friends have ranged from straightforward to hopeless. At times entire itineraries have been aborted with me left ... Read More
6 travel apps
My 16GB iPhone is continually maxing out on storage space. This is in part due to the number of photos I want to keep to hand, but also comes down to the ... Read More
