So you've packed your hiking gear and headed out to New Zealand - but where to start? New Zealand has so many great hiking trails that choosing where to start can be a bit daunting. But if you're looking for a hike with maximum beauty but not too challenging for your first foray into the New Zealand ...
Why You Should Consider a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa
Have you ever thought of taking a year off just to travel? But then you start wondering how to fund it all? Although scrolling through Instagram it might be easy to think that half the world is jet setting around to luxury locations as though money were no object, for most of us this is not actually ...
Swim With Wild Dolphins in Kaikoura, New Zealand
Hands down one of the best wildlife experiences I've ever had! We booked a boat trip from Kaikoura (New Zealand's south island) to see the local dusky dolphins. I had expected to see a few dolphins from a distance. But nothing prepared me for being on a boat surrounded by hundreds of dolphins. They ...
A Thousand Splendid Suns: Strength in an Unjust World
A Thousand Splendid Suns is one of those books that you will pick up, intending to read just one chapter, and then hours later you'll hear the birds chirping, see the glimmer of dawn in the sky and realise that you have been up all night, spellbound by the suspense of Hosseini's prose. But this is ...
Cheeky Kea: What to See Along Arthur’s Pass
This blog post about Arthur's Pass is in partnership with Cheeky Kea Tours. All imagery and views are my own. Arthur's Pass stretches through the southern Alps, connecting Christchurch in the East to New Zealand's West Coast. Although it can create a bit of an awkward detour on any circular ...
