Three times the size of New Zealand’s far more famous Waiheke Island, Great Barrier Island is one of the last great wilderness areas of the country’s upper North Island. At 285-square kilometres (compared to Waiheke’s 92-square kilometres) and with a population of just 1000, Great Barrier is widely thought of as New Zealand as New Zealand used to…
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From Elephants In The Wild To Cricket By The Sea – My Top 60 Sri Lanka Photos
Sri Lanka is one of those those hot travel destinations right now that everyone seems to be talking about. As a cricket fan and lover of the tropics, Sri Lanka had been on my radar for several years, but when my wife said it was at the top of her must-visit list, we decided to…
Why The Andaman In Langkawi Is One Of Asia’s Best Beach Resorts – Let’s Travel Mag
It’s a travel writing cliche to say that a hotel or a resort was so wonderful that you didn’t want to leave to see anything else. “I just didn’t want to leave!” I’ve written it myself, though I suspect half the time this is travel writer hyperbole and that the writer really did want to check…
Beyond Disneyland: My Let’s Travel Mag ‘Anaheim For Adults’ Special
“Anaheim for adults” was the pitch from my editor at Let’s Travel magazine and I was up for the challenge. Yes, everyone knows this is the home of Disneyland, but what else is there to do if you’ve booked a family holiday in Anaheim, California? In my case, I’m an adult who unashamedly still loves…
A Honeymoon In The Jungles Of Malaysian Borneo – My Top 40 Photos From The Kinabatangan Region
The precious jungles of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo are the stuff of legend for good reason. Regarded by some scientists as the single most biodiverse place on the planet, one 10-square kilometre chunk of rainforest in Sabah has more flora and fauna than all of Europe and North America combined. Mind blowing. In looking for…
Road Tripping Through South India Part 3: Kerala Backwaters To Trivandrum Top 60 Photos
The third and final chapter in my trilogy of Let’s Travel magazine articles about road-tripping (and boating and training) through the south of India is now out and in the current issue. I travelled with World Journeys and here’s a little taster of the article: It felt like Jurassic Park. Or probably more specifically, Jurassic…
Road Tripping Through South India Part 2: Wayanad To Fort Kochi Top 60 Photos
Part two of my World Journeys southern Indian adventure will be published in the next issue of Let’s Travel magazine, this one starting in the mountainous jungles of the Wayanad region and taking us through to the historic coastal town of Fort Kochi. There was the beauty in seeing such a lush, green side of…
LA’s Greatest Rock & Roll Hotels – My Let’s Travel Mag Article On The Sunset Marquis & The Redbury
The latest issue of New Zealand’s number one travel magazine, Let’s Travel, is out and it features my article about two of the coolest hotels I’ve ever stayed at. The theme of the piece is about the “greatest rock & roll hotels”, focusing on two in LA that sit at the top of the heap….
The Terracotta Warriors & The Surprise Of Xian – My Top 50 Photos & My Latest Let’s Travel Mag Article
The Dec/Jan issue of New Zealand’s number one travel magazine, Let’s Travel, is out now and it features two of my articles. One is on the jungle adventures of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands – click here to link to my recent photo essay about this – and the other is on the Chinese city…
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…
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…
The Best Jungle In The South Pacific? 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…