In England, it’s a well known fact that the North is better than the South. So after an amazing 4 weeks exploring New Zealand’s South Island we couldn’t wait to make the trip up onto the North Island for another 3 weeks of adventure. We flew into Auckland and immediately picked up our rental car […]
Ask anybody where in the world they’d most like to visit and you’d be hard pressed to find someone that didn’t have New Zealand high up on their wish list. This included me..... for a long time! We decided the best way to explore and really get a feel for the country would be to […]
Not too much has changed in Sydney (apart from the exchange rate) since I spent many months dodging work here in my youth no less than 10 years ago. Sydney has always been a favourite place of mine, the city is clean, the scenery is spectacular and the beaches just top it all off. We […]
Cairns, Australia I was over the moon for LSM when he got the gig to cover the Downhill Mountain Bike World Championships in Australia for Wide Open Mag, but I wasn't looking forward to another week on my own. I like my days full of people and plans! My time in Whistler (whilst LSM covered […]
Think Hawaii and you probably think of beautiful beaches, big surf and bloody expensive. Well, Hawaii can be done even as a backpacker. We had a 5 day trip as a stop over from Canada to Australia as we found it was actually cheaper to fly via Honolulu with two separate airlines than direct to […]