I thought Germany was pretty nice when I visited it last year. Great beer, interesting people, spectacular bread. Oh, and the scenery was rather fine too. I am starting to come to the conclusion however that this is not necessarily a view shared by many Germans, as I think they have all left Germany and […]
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Travel blogging tips from the experts: A Dangerous Business
This weeks travel blogging tips article features one of my favourite travel bloggers: Amanda Williams, author of travel blog A Dangerous Business. Amanda and I share a passion for New Zealand, and she has already provided me with a wonderfully comprehensive post on what to do when in the land of the long white cloud, […]
New Zealand’s surf coast highway
In today’s post I’ll be talking about a part of New Zealand that isn’t on the usual route of many travellers heading through NZ, a route that often starts in Auckland, passes through the Coromandel Peninsula, then turns south via volcanic Rotorua and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing towards Wellington and the ferry to the South […]
Climbing Mount Taranaki in photos
Mount Taranaki is the second highest mountain on New Zealand’s north island, at 2517m (around 8500ft for you folks on the imperial system). The climb up it is a gruelling 17km hike, and this is generally regarded as being one of the toughest day hikes you can do on the north island. With this knowledge […]
Travel blogging tips from the experts – Hole in the Donut
In today’s travel blogging tips article I am delighted to be interviewing Barbara Weibel, author of travel blog Hole in the Donut World Travel. Barbara is a travel blogger who has made travelling her life, and her travel blog generates sufficient income to fund this dream – the aspiration of many a blogger. Barbara focuses […]
The lost world highway
There are many magnificent highways to drive in the world, but I would argue that New Zealand’s oldest touring route, the Lost World highway, has one of the best names of the lot. Just the idea of a highway passing through a lost world conjures up images of immense T-Rex ploughing through jungles, sauropods hanging […]
Maori Mountain Myths
New Zealand’s north island is not as blessed as the south island when it comes to mountains. The southern alps alone are home to around thirty peaks which rise in excess of 3000 metres – only Mount Ruapehu on the north island comes close – and even he is short by 300 metres, coming in […]
Travel: my selfish pursuit
Travel is a rather selfish activity. By that, I don’t mean that travel is turning me into a people hating world destroying recluse. No, what I mean is that travel is something that really focuses on being of benefit to the individual doing the travel, in this case me, and no-one else. Allow me to […]
Travel blogging tips from the experts: Bacon is Magic
In today’s travel blogging tips article I am delighted to be featuring Ayngelina Brogan, author of the wonderfully titled blog: Bacon is Magic. Currently travelling in Latin America, on a journey that has lasted almost a year, Ayngelina set off with the intention of finding out more about herself and her life. Nearly a year […]
More lakes and mountains in Tongariro
Our time in the Tongariro National Park – the spectacular dual world heritage site on New Zealand’s North Island – is dwindling to an end. The four months we’ve spent here have been fabulous, and now that the end is in sight, with a new adventure on the way (more on that in a later […]