When it comes to New Zealand, it’s not particularly hard to go off the grid. In the eyes of the rest of the world (I’m looking at you, Australia), New…

When I was young, I was bullied a lot at school. It’s not something I think about a lot. In fact, I have blocked a lot of it from my…

There is no shortage of incredible stargazing around New Zealand. With a population of just about five million, we don’t have a lot of light pollution compared with other countries.…

Fiordland is New Zealand’s largest national park and home to many hidden gems. Fiordland never ceases to delight and surprise me. I never tire of visiting. There always seems to…

Sometimes I think my best quality is my eternal optimism. I could stare in the face of failure, pain, and horrible, gut-wrenching mistakes and think, she’ll be right. Like that…

Summer in Greece is the time to relax, and for many people relaxing is about reading a book at the beach, at the pool or the hotel balcony with view…

Sometimes, I find myself dwelling on the regions where I spend the most time in New Zealand; I’m the kind of person who likes to go back to places I…

The beautiful island of Corfu may be mostly known for its historic town and its seafront resorts, although it has so much more to offer! This gem of the Ionian…

The time has come for your trip to Greece and as soon as you realize you’ve fallen in love with the Dodecanese islands, you find yourself stuck in a big…

Thirty-four twirls around the sun. Wow, how time flies. It feels like yesterday I was a fresh-faced 21-year-old starting this blog to document my travels. Thirteen years later, I still…