Heading north out of Wanaka, in the South Island of New Zealand, State Highway 6 bridges a young Clutha River. The river is glacier fed and even at the height of summer the water temperature is still what might be called “refreshing”. Standing on the bridge it’s easy to spot trout flirting with local fisherman. [...]

Impulsive Air New Zealand grab-a-seat flights to Nouvelle Calédonie led to a quick holiday that turned out to be very different from what we had been planning and expecting.
The first surprise was a pleasant one. I had never realised that such a tasty slice of France existed only 2 and a half hours from my [...]

The Best Christmas Window this year goes to my favourite vintage furniture store in Sydney, Ken Neale’s Twentieth Century Modern. There’s not a snippet of tinsel in site.
Twentieth Century Modern, Unit 3, 138 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia. +61 2 9331 2033

Cartel is a great little not-too-pretentious and not-too-conservative bar in SOL Square (Off Lichfield Street), Christchurch.
It’s a tiny little space, but I seem to recall the bartender saying something about bringing a horse inside for the staff party?

Tree Crop Farm is a romantic little B&B made up of a small farm house and 3 standalone cottages, all nestled snuggly into the Akaroa hillside.

My partner and I stayed in one of the cottages on a cold and rainy weekend which made it all the more enjoyable to be rugged in front of an [...]

Now here’s a cafe that lives up to its name!
Started very recently by a couple of clever folk who also know a thing or two about the coffee roasting business, this sneaky little hideaway serves up low-key brunch like cheese toasties, sardines on toast, jam donuts and muesli, with a supreme selection of coffee and [...]

I rediscovered my romantic side a few months ago and decided it was time to take a break with my girlfriend up north for a bit of R&R.
Kourawhero Lodge is a tranquil and rather expansive location that completely takes you away from the city life, a perfect 40-50mins drive north of Auckland.
Our stay was only [...]

I am the kind of person who has to know what is going on EVERYWHERE. From London to Tokyo to Sri Lanka I want to be informed. So to keep up with what is going on in New Zealand, I check in with my homie www.isaaclikes.com (ok we aren’t really homies and I [...]

A friend of mine remarked to me a few months ago that “if you can’t be bothered with a plane ride to New York, Melbourne is definitely the next best thing,” which is a rather big call. However like New York, Melbourne is a vibrant, thriving city with a style and a modus operandi all [...]

A few days in Sydney and one excellent Olympic window seen.