Words Kate Williams
Eight million people (give or take a few, of course) call New York home, and there are just as many differing visions of what makes New York, well, New York! Far from just being a geographical location, it is, you could say, a state of mind—eight million personal, and hugely different, worlds. It’s [...]

Words by Kirk Owers
Summer is a great time to be in Sydney. Beaches are sizzling, bars are packed, events are in swing and many of the locals are out of town. Australia’s biggest annual festival, The Sydney Festival, kicks off on NYE with a celebration of all things Sydney: energy, style, spectacle, sophistication and cosmo [...]

It takes a certain something to make someone want to jump out of a plane 16,000 feet above the ground. Whatever that ‘something’ is, I had it one sunny summer day in August.
My brother and I drove to a small airport in Longmont, Colorado from Colorado Springs and my heart was thumping in [...]

Mark Smith is a designer for the London based design studio Harlequin Design where he look after fashion and pr clients such as Puma and Armani. Originally from New Zealand, Mark has made London his home for the last few years. He finds it hard to go back to the same place twice but [...]

Words by Kirk Owers
The reason you haven’t heard people raving about Lord Howe is simple – mass tourism is outlawed. 350 residents and 400 tourists are the only humans allowed on the heritage-listed island at any one time. It gives the place a relaxed, orderly and slightly exclusive feel. For a relatively small island LH [...]

This is the year I decided to learn to ski.
My girlfriend was over the moon, which was a nice incentive, too. She’s a great skier, so I had big expectations to fill.
The first day at Coronet was -9 Celsius. Not too cold, or so I was told, but I later found it was [...]

Words by Kirk Owers
Rio’s great, if a little nervy (tip: don’t wear a watch, carry a wallet or look lost). But just two hours south of the spectacular beach city you can escape the hustle on Ilha Grande (The Big Island). This is where Caricoas (Rio citizens) come to unwind. No cars, no crowds, no [...]

Words by Kirk Owers
The tip of New Zealand’s North Island doesn’t really end – it kind of crumbles into the sea. The resulting string of 140 islands, known as the Bay of Islands, is one of the most beautiful parts of strikingly good looking New Zealand. Instead of the mountains, rainforests and verdant pastures which [...]

Thank God St Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands was not our final destination. It was just our first stop. It seemed really built up and overdeveloped, with too many roads and it was kind of suburban looking. It definitely didn’t evoke the charm and allure of a postcard of a Caribbean Island. Thankfully flying [...]

If there’s one place you have time to pop into to for dinner in Queenstown it should be The Bunker.
Situated in a discreet little lane off the beaten track, The Bunker offers a cosy and intimate room to dine in, plus a dedicated bar upstairs.
At the end of a day skiing (or trying to ski) [...]