The awkward haircut abroad
That awkward moment when you need to get a haircut in a non-English speaking country…
Oceania
Sailing to Waiheke Island in New Zealand
We couldn’t have picked a better day to go sailing to Waiheke Island, New Zealand’s third most populated island…
Is Christmas better hot or cold?
Frosty the Snowman has melted, Santa’s wearing shorts and Rudolph’s nose is only red because it’s sunburnt. It’s Christmas in New Zealand…
Living in London vs life in New Zealand
Moving abroad will give you a new perspective on life. Here I compare my former life in London with my new one in Auckland, New Zealand.
Highlights of 100 blog posts
Your favourite travel blog is celebrating its 100th article. Take a ride down memory lane and relive some its best – and worst – blog posts…
Cape Reinga: the top of the bottom of the world
Cape Reinga at the tip of New Zealand’s North Island is a beautiful, isolated little spot that is said to be the place where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld.
It’s time to take a road trip through Australia
It’s time to put on your traveling shoes and take a road trip through Australia. Make this trip count and expand your horizons along the great horizons of the land of Oz…
The many trials of an aspiring travel blogger
How do I blog? How can I get more hits? How can I increase my page rank? I am an aspiring travel blogger and these are the questions that keep me up at night…
Moving to Auckland and the future of Man vs World
Sirens, horns and the sound of a million cars rises 14 floors to where I’m sitting now, admiring the view of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. […]
The 30 nicest travellers to follow on Twitter
It seems like every travel blogger and his dog has a list of the so-called “best travellers to follow on Twitter”, cataloguing the most popular, […]
The Istanbul Pact: a delicious travel tip for couples
It started with a meal; not just any meal, mind, but a really really terrible one. My fiancé and I were in Istanbul, it was […]
Confessions of a New Zealand beach snob
Brighton, Cannes, Biarritz and Marbella: they’ve got nothing on Raglan, Piha, Matai Bay or Punakaiki. Once I took the beaches of New Zealand for granted; […]