It was my friend Rachel’s birthday and there was only one thing we wanted to do. Stay in a cosy cabin with a hot tub that we could drink lots…
February signifies a big event in the New Zealand calendar. That event is the fantastic, hippyified, spiritual, music and entertainment festival spread over three days. Situated in Tapapakanga Regional Park,…
One of the best things about living in Auckland is that you can jump on a ferry from the city centre wharf and in forty five minutes you are on…
If you have lived in or ever visited Auckland you would have definitely spotted the conical peak of Rangitoto. You can see it from almost everywhere in Auckland from the…
With one final glance at the beach, we left the Greta Valley behind and made our way towards Akaroa. We decided to stop in Christchurch for the morning on the…
Reluctantly we left Nelson and Abel Tasman National Park behind and headed towards our next accommodation in the Greta Valley. We found a quirky little place to stay on AirBnB…
Taking advantage of a week off work over the Christmas holidays, I decided to head down to the South Island to do some exploring for a week. I flew into…
Commonly referred to as The Gateway to Samoa, Upolu is full of not to be missed experiences and activities. We couldn’t wait to get out and explore and after a…
Samoa is somewhere I’d only vaguely heard of before moving to New Zealand – a tropical, distant Pacific Island with palm trees, beaches and a hot humid climate. It was…
