The first time I heard of the Gotthard Tunnel was on a remote island off the Auckland Harbour in New Zealand. Kt and I were spending yet another extended long weekend on Great Barrier Island. It was the end of covid-hit 2020, and we were still making the most of my reduced hours in the […]
“Be careful out there, it’s very addictive,” warned our hut ranger Grace, as she bade us farewell from Clinton Hut with a twinkle in her eye. We already knew that, of course. Afterall, this had been our third try at booking the Department of Conservation (DOC) huts on the Milford Track. Armed with learnings from […]
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 […]