Mount Cook, or Aoraki to give it its proper Maori name, is the highest peak in New Zealand. Located in …
Why You Need To See The Cape Hillsborough Kangaroos At Dawn
I’m not a morning person. Anything before 9am for me is early, unlike the majority of Australians, it would seem …
Trekking In Cappadocia – An Alternative To Hot Air Balloons
There’s only one reason I wanted to travel to Cappadocia, that otherworldly region in central Turkey: to ride a hot …
Why I Loved Penang
Of the different countries in Asia I’ve been lucky enough to visit, Malaysia was probably my favourite. And while Mulu …
Thinking About Tonga
Visiting the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga left me asking: can you really be disappointed if you know you set …
The Beautiful Bay of Islands – New Zealand
Everywhere I went in New Zealand, I felt like I’d entered a completely different world. That’s how distinct and varied …
3 Reasons You Must Visit Broome (but time it right)
Broome, on the north-west Australian coast, is a true tourist town, and sometimes that’s enough to make travellers want to …
Christchurch – a City of Cranes, a City in Recovery
*I visited Christchurch in September 2014. Now that more time has passed, the recovery effort is a lot more advanced. …
Why The Ningaloo Coast Needs To Be On Your Australian Bucket List
Ok, I’ll admit, I was not impressed when I arrived at Exmouth and the Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia and …
UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Where I’ve Been
I once read a post on the wonderful Adventurous Kate’s travel blog about reaching her goal of visiting 100 UNESCO World …
Swimming with Giants – the Humpback Whales of Tonga
I’ll be honest – the chance to find myself swimming with humpback whales was the main reason I chose to …
Tongariro Alpine Crossing – Mordor and Back Again
Frodo, Sam, I now feel your pain. Mordor is a tough place. By Mordor I mean the actual, reality-based, non-fictional …