On my first trip to New York, I was a bit busy leaving London and foolishly thought I’d be ok to organise accomodation upon landing at JFK. How wrong I was. The only place anywhere close to where I thought was central turned out to be the smelliest, dirtiest place I have ever slept in [...]

Words by Wilfred Brandt
As any seasoned traveller will tell you, there’s nothing exciting about waking up in ‘another room in another city’. You want to visit places that are full of character, and stay in hotels that reflect a city’s own unique personality and charm. One such city is Portland Oregon in the [...]

Rotorua. The tourism capital of New Zealand. Mud pools, hot springs, bubbling geysers, Maori dancers, sheep shearing. The works.

Then there’s Rotorua, the quiet, serene, idyllic getaway destination that most of us (even those of us who live here) wouldn’t believe existed.
Well, on Easter weekend, 2008. I found it. Like a Christopher Columbus wannabe (but with [...]

Photos by Dave Burnett
Texas is a gem in America that I have always been curious about. From the ten gallon cowboy hats to The Alamo, to rodeos and that ultra glam 80’s drama ‘Dallas’, I’ve always been intrigued by what Texas has to offer. This spring, I decided to mosey my way down to [...]

Words by Adam Blakey
Photo by Narelle Fountain

On the high altitude grassy plateaus of Mongolia, a new sport is taking the masses by storm and it’s called Yak Polo. Featuring a bunch of wild club-wielding Mongols riding surprisingly quick hairy cows, Yak Polo has been a pop hit with both locals and visiting tourists alike not [...]