The Hokitika Wildfoods Festival has been running for 28 years, attracting almost 7000 people with the promise of food items not usually deemed ... Read More
My travel plans and dreams for 2017
2016... what the hell happened? I was pretty determined not to publish my travel plans and dreams for 2017 as so few of 2016's were actually realised. ... Read More
Ovation of the Seas: what the future of cruising looks like
A dismal December day greeted the Ovation of the Seas as she made her maiden voyage into Wellington Harbour. Having been required to bypass Dunedin the day ... Read More
3 days in Hobart
Over the past couple of years I've tried to argue the position that if you're not in the country on your birthday, your age doesn't increase. This year ... Read More
Mona – Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art
The 'Posh Pit' on the Mona Roma (a $55 'Business Class style upgrate from the $20 standard return ticket price) to Hobart's Museum of Old and New Art on a ... Read More
The best scenic lookouts in Hawaii
Thirteen months after I spent 72 hours in Waikiki, I returned to Hawaii for a wedding on the north shore of Oahu. While I was initially nervous about ... Read More
Hanoi
I've been known to say I'd rather live in any other city in the world than return to Auckland, but it turns out I'd probably move there over ... Read More
A stopover in Kuala Lumpur
The first time I had a stopover in Kuala Lumpur I was young and travelling long-haul alone for the first time. Having a hotel for myself after weeks ... Read More
Koh Phi Phi
The highlight of my time in Thailand was the Koh Phi Phi Islands day tour we did from Phuket with Tours by U. We were collected from The Westin at ... Read More
Why Brisbane is my new favourite Australian City
Holidaying in Brisbane for an Australian might be similar to a kiwi doing so in Hamilton, which is perhaps why it took me close to 30 years to visit. But ... Read More
