“Do you think Jesus had 6-pack?” It was a frivolous but genuine question. As someone completely new to the bible, I had lately grown to become fascinated by how much the ancient compilation of stories lives on in today’s modern world – something I never considered until picking up a few books set in Israel […]
I love dinner times on a multi-day hike in the backcountry. Any hot food tastes absolutely divine after a full day tramping on the trails – just focusing non-stop on placing one foot ahead of the other with a 7kg backpack on the shoulders. Along the way, the stunning vistas had tugged at our heartstrings […]
It’s not every day that you can claim to have cycled from Italy to Austria but really, the stunning 46km bike route from Dobbiaco/Toblach to Lienz is something any leisure cyclist can do – and have lots of fun while at it. The route is mostly paved and gently downhill with several alpine villages along […]
Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in the world and holds a huge island in the middle – Samosir – with a size larger than Singapore. The Northern Sumatra region is also home to the stunning Sipiso Piso, a 120m plunge waterfall that’s one of Indonesia’s highest and Mount Sibayak, a beautiful […]
When the idea of visiting Cairns first came up, I got pretty excited about finally seeing the Great Barrier Reef – and thought that was all. A 9-day self-drive holiday around Cairns led us to discover so much more beyond the beautiful reefs – from ancient rainforests and waterfalls to coffee plantations and […]
As avid seafood fans, we’ve always dreamt of having fresh oysters right off the seabed. Last weekend, our dreams came true onboard the Shuckle Ferry when we went on NZ’s only oyster farm tour. Steering our little boat through the Mahurangi Harbour was Phil, with 13 years of experience working on a superyacht around the […]
It’s easy to feel excited about race day the moment you land in the Gold Coast. As our uber car took us to our accommodation, we could see event volunteers already busy setting up tents and temporary steel barricades lining the endless coastline. “Coming for the big race?” our driver whipped out the pick-up line […]