Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand
In much the same way as throwing yourself off of an adequately stable ridge (bungee jumping) or out of a perfectly airworthy aeroplane while strapped to a total stranger (skydiving), strapping on some crampons & going for an amble on a glacier is one of those...
West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
The West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the whole country – it’s not Northland remote but it’s remote nonetheless. This part of New Zealand is synonymous with beauty, rugged beauty; wild coastlines,...
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Windy Wellington indeed. Wet Wellington, too. It’s noon on May 14, 2012, and I’m sitting in the back of Wilma, my camper van, in the car park on Mount Victoria, one of the more popular attractions in Wellington, the compact, cultured capital city of New...
Tongariro Alpine Crossing, New Zealand
Tongariro Alpine Crossing Traversing The Spectacular Volcanic Topography Of New Zealand’s North Island, Probably The Best One-Day Walk On Earth Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand. May 9, 2012 ; Tongariro National Park, slap-bang in the volcanic...
Taupo, North Island, New Zealand
In the volcanic heart of New Zealand’s North Island & with a breathtaking natural setting on the shores of the lake of the same name, Taupo is a must-see.
Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand
Rotorua, New Zealand The North Island’s Tourism Hotbed, A Rotten Egg-Smelling Geothermal Wonderland Of Geysers & Bubbling Mud Pools Silver Fern. Hell’s Gate Geothermal Reserve, Rotorua, New Zealand. May 5, 2012 ; The tourist hotbed of New Zealand’s...
Port Waikato, North Island, New Zealand
I was hankering for a bit of downtime after my tear around New Zealand’s Northland. A bit of R&R before bidding the coast adieu & driving inland to the thermal centre of the North Island was called for. But where? Port Waikato sounded viable. It was. And...
Northland, North Island, New Zealand
A pictorial look at some of the natural attractions of the rugged, sparsely populated, far-flung Northland of New Zealand’s North Island.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
I’m just about to bid adieu, for now, to Australia. I’m sitting in the departures lounge of Melbourne airport waiting for a flight to Auckland, New Zealand. Melbourne, a city embraced by artists & the bohemian types, is the 2nd most populous city in...
Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia
The Great Ocean Road, a 2 hour drive west of Melbourne in the southern Australian state of Victoria, is an Australian National Heritage listed 243-kilometre (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia. The road, built by returned soldiers...
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Australia
The weird & wonderful Australian wildlife of the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary outside Brisbane, the largest sanctuary of its kind in the world.
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
I’ve just spent an enjoyable day walking around Brisbane, the capital and largest city in Queensland & Australia’s third largest city. Safe to say Brisbane isn’t exactly a tourism hotbed – it doesn’t really boast many, if any,...
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
I spent the past weekend in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, a beach side town famous for surfing (of course), hippies & Cape Byron, the most easterly point of mainland Australia. I’d been to Byron before (almost 9 years ago to the day) so it was nice...