An inquisitive chap / meerkat, Hamilton Zoo. This time a week ago I was relaxing in the living room of my B&B in Cambridge, New Zealand after a big day’s driving and walking. Cambridge is an affluent, extremely photogenic little town in New Zealand’s Waikato region. While it was primarily a visit to the hilly forest…
Tag: Travel
My Top 50 Vancouver Photos, 2010
From the Vancouver Rowing Club with CBD skyscrapers the backdrop. Four years ago today I boarded a 14-hour Auckland-Vancouver flight as part of my year and a half long OE (Kiwi-speak for “overseas experience”). There’s been plenty of travel before and since the 2010-2011 OE, but that period was the only time I’ve had completely…
LA 2014: Top 50 Photos, Including Disneyland, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Downtown, Beverly Hills, The Getty Center And Santa Monica
From behind the Hollywood sign in the Hollywood Hills. Hard to believe it’s already a week since me and my ankles arrived back from LA. Lesson learned, just because as a Kiwi you can save a bit of money flying via Australia instead of direct to California and back doesn’t mean you should. Am I…
The Most Fun Job Ever – My Top 30 Whitsunday Islands Photos 2010-2011
On Friday’s episode of The Two (Pam Corkery / Tim Roxborogh – Newstalk ZB) amidst the usual mix of politics and general topicality, we were talking about the most fun job you’d ever had. A list had just been published by the New Zealand Herald of the most fun jobs in the world – including…
Auckland Top 30 – My Favourite Photos 2012-2014
With me normally posting photos from overseas adventures, I thought it was time to showcase the place I’ve called home for 23 of my 32 years. Auckland is New Zealand’s largest city with a greater metropolitan population of 1.5 million, though the way some Kiwis talk you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a fumbling…
My Top 50 Cambodia Photos From 2008 and 2010 – Why To Be Optimistic About This Country
Angkor Wat at sunrise, 2010. Four years since I was last in Cambodia and six years on from my first visit, I thought it was time to compile my favourite photos from those two adventures. Cambodia gets under your skin. A country with so much tragedy, so much darkness and even today, so much corruption….
Happy Easter With A Guatemalan Jesus Chair!
Happy Easter everyone, from me, my Sheryl Crow T-shirt and a Guatemalan Jesus Chair – Antigua, Guatemala, August 2009. My word!
Cutters Cove At New Zealand’s Mini Gold Coast – Mount Maunganui, Autumn 2014
The beach at Mount Maunganui in front of Cutters Cove. A couple of weeks ago I had a wedding to attend at New Zealand’s mini-version of Australia’s Gold Coast – Mount Maunganui – and as is traditionally the case with me, I thought, “Let’s stay somewhere awesome!” The Mount (as it’s known by Kiwis) is…
How Does Myanmar’s Bagan Compare With Cambodia’s Angkor Temples? My NZ Herald Series Part 3 + 15 Favourite Photos
Here is the link to my third and final New Zealand Herald travel article on Burma / Myanmar, this one all about Bagan. Bagan – a temple-filled plain, bordered by the Irrawaddy River and ringed by jagged mountains – is regarded as the premier tourist destination in Myanmar. Nobody is really sure of the…
The Finest Golf Course In The Coromandel – The Dunes Golf Resort, Matarangi – 16 Photos Included
Photo courtesy of thedunesmatarangi.com I’ve never been much of a golfer – an alleged seven shots in a row in the water April 2009 still haunts me – but this potentially career-limiting affliction doesn’t stop me from enjoying the occasional golf resort. Especially when it’s a place like The Dunes in Matarangi (Coromandel, New Zealand)…
Sunset In Bali – My 10 Favourite Photos
I’ve noticed lately that some people claim to be sick of endless social media sunset photos. Well here are some more! If you’re already thinking of where to go for your winter holiday later in the year, then maybe these Bali sunset photos I took in 2012 might sway you. I love Bali, particularly…
The Beauty Of New Zealand’s Waiheke Island – 15 Must-See Photos
What kind of person describes their own photos as must-see? Apologies for the blatant attempt to hook you in. Yesterday (Monday) was the first day back at work for many, so I thought I’d ease the pain by posting some photos of one of New Zealand’s most popular holiday destinations. I took these photos on…
