Daily Archives: 21 March 2023

Queenstown has long been the jewel of New Zealand’s South Island. With its sprawling views over the Remarkables mountain range to the bright blue waters of Lake Wakatipu, visitors flock to Queenstown in droves. And nowhere is more iconic than nearby Walter Peak. Living nearby in Wanaka meant that I made the classic mistake of […]

A couple of months ago, I reconnected with a friend, Nikki, here in New Zealand. Nikki attended one of the online bootcamps I used to co-run, where we taught people how to build a career in travel or start their businesses. Last year she and her partner decided to leave Wellington and head a couple […]

I know it’s been a while since I’ve done a little mental health check-in on here. How have I been moving on from a breakup? Sixteen months have passed since my break up when I felt my life fall to pieces before my eyes. And you know what? I’m finally feeling really good and happy. […]

New Zealand is home to some of the rarest birds in the world. And this isn’t by accident. It might surprise you to learn that New Zealand’s biodiversity is unusual and very different from the rest of the world. And the South Island birds are some of the most unique. As an island, birdlife ruled […]

At the end of 2022, I was lucky to return to a beautiful part of the world – Western Australia or WA. When international tourists think of Australia, they often consider iconic cities like Sydney and Melbourne, the Great Barrier Reef, or the Outback. Iconic all on their own, it’s easy to forget just how […]