Australia’s pink lakes are straight out of a fairytale
When I spent a week in Esperance, in Western Australia, last year, I often felt like I had stumbled into a fairytale. With the whitest sand beaches in the world…
Meet the chunky, tipsy kererū: New Zealand’s native wood pigeon
For years and years, I’ve harped on and on here about birds in New Zealand. I love them. Because New Zealand evolved without mammals, many evolved to fill that ecological…
Walter Peak is Queenstown’s best day trip
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…
30 photos that will inspire you to visit Whanganui
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…
Time really does heal everything
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…
16 birds you might meet on New Zealand’s South Island
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…