One Central Park in Chippendale, as seen from the top of The Old Clare Hotel. My article in Concrete Playground about me feeling a teeny bit jealous of Sydney – 100 Hours In Sydney: A Trifecta Of Restaurants, Hassle-free Golf & Plant-Tastic Skyscrapers – has just been published. If you’re new to Concrete Playground, it’s…
Category: Travel
Sunset In Santa Monica – 20 Favourite Photos
I love Santa Monica, it’s hard not to. With three nights in LA a couple of weeks ago, we made sure one of those was dedicated to Santa Monica. The pier, the architecture, the shops of the 3rd Street Promenade, the sand and the sun and an overall disposition that seems tangibly happy, Santa Monica…
My Top 40 New Zealand Photos 2015-2016
Here’s a compilation of some of my favourite photos I’ve taken in New Zealand, all of these between 2015-2016. They include images from Dunedin, Rotorua, the Bay Of Islands, Hawke’s Bay, Coromandel, Taupo, Waiheke Island, Waikato, Northland, Wellington, Queenstown, Akaroa, Tekapo, Tauranga and Waitomo. You can follow my travels both domestic and international on…
10 Questions With Tim Roxborogh – My Get Frank Interview, Including 1st Ever Concert, Best Decade For Music & Favourite Travel Destination
The famous #casuallean. Recently I was interviewed by the publication Get Frank about all the different things I do in media, including hosting talkback, being a travel writer and establishing my own iHeartRadio station, Coast Soul. If you missed it, here is the link: http://www.getfrank.co.nz/lifestyle/music/10-questions-with-tim-roxborogh It was a nice opportunity to promote Coast Soul (if…
Man-Made Islands On A Stunning Lagoon – My Top 60 Malaita, Solomon Islands Photos
Langa Langa Lagoon, Malaita. There were so many things I saw in the province of Malaita in the Solomon Islands that I don’t think I’ll ever forget. A grass-runwayed airport with jungle either side and the sea at both ends for starters. But the sight of naturally blonde-haired locals playing bamboo panpipes with old flip-flops/thongs/jandals…
Barry Gibb: ‘Bury me on Moreton Island’ – In The Now With Tim Roxborogh Part 5
Barry Gibb as he appears on his new album. Hearing Barry Gibb talk about where he wants to be buried – even if he chuckled as soon as he said it – seems significant to me. So with that in mind, here is part 5 of my transcribed interview series with him ahead of tomorrow’s…
Which Part Of The Great Wall Of China To Walk – My Latest Let’s Travel Mag Article + Top 50 Great Wall Photos
A #casuallean on the Gubeikou section of the Great Wall. The latest issue of NZ’s number one travel mag Let’s Travel is out and it features my second of three China articles, this one all about the Great Wall and the Gubei Water Town of Gubeikou. People are often a bit stumped as to which…
1 Million Hits For The Roxborogh Report – The Most Popular Posts & Where In The World The Blog Is Most Read
Tim Roxborogh Last week my music and travel blog The Roxborogh Report reached one million total hits. Five years ago I remember thinking the passing of 10,000 hits was worth celebrating, so to pass one million is something I’m pretty thrilled about, not to mention thankful for. So a big thank you if you’ve ever…
The Best Jungle In The South Pacific – My Top 50 Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Photos
Near Tenaru Falls, Guadalcanal. The Solomon Islands may be poor, in some cases, desperately so. And they may also be surprisingly expensive too. Then there’s the not insignificant matter of the civil unrest from the turn of the century. But none of this means you shouldn’t go, nor does it mean there aren’t some very…
New Zealand’s Forgotten World Railway – My Latest Let’s Travel Mag Article + Top 50 Photos
The current issue of New Zealand’s number one travel magazine, Let’s Travel, features my piece on New Zealand’s Forgotten World Railway. Visit LetsTravelMag.com for subscription details (including very well priced digital rates) to read the article. In short, imagine a combination of lush rainforest, remote and enormous farms, abandoned settlements and dozens of tunnels and…
Paul Simon’s Graceland Turns 30 – The Album’s Key Moments & Where It Still Always Takes Me
Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Paul Simon South African rhythms, Americana lyrics and an album that always takes me back to Malaysia, last week marks 30 years since the release of Paul Simon’s Graceland. 30-years-old and 30 years of being a mainstay of virtually every “top 100 albums of all time” list published since. And the…
The Best Of Beijing On Foot – My Top 50 Photos
My favourite Beijing skyscraper, the CCTV headquarters. I never expected Beijing to be so clean. Sure, the air isn’t quite like Aotearoa’s, but even the infamous Beijing sky managed some genuine shades of blue while we explored. On a 9-day adventure with the outstanding Wendy Wu Tours (see more at wendywutours.co.nz), I was on assignment…
