Oceania
My family and I have made annual trips to Waiheke Island for the past three years. We’ve fallen in love with the beautiful beaches, the rolling hills, great food and wine, and the laid back lifestyle. We stay for a week or so just to soak up island life, but you can experience a lot… Continue reading A Family Day Tripper’s Guide to Waiheke Island
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Walking three metres under the surface of the ocean with an aqua helmet on my head is the weirdest experience I’ve ever had. I’m part bobble-head doll on Neptune’s great undersea dashboard and part astronaut walking in slow motion around the moon. I’ve joined a tour with AquaBlue, based at the InterContinental Resort and Spa on… Continue reading Walking Underwater: A Tahitian Helmet Dive
Are you looking for the perfect escape that’s close to home and affordable? Look no further than Vanuatu. If I had just two words to describe Vanuatu, it would definitely be sweet escape. Formerly New Hebrides, an English and French colony, the Republic of Vanuatu is a nation of islands located in the South Pacific Ocean.… Continue reading Living the Island Life on Vanuatu
It’s been a few years since the glory days of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Back then Homebush was transformed into a state of the art sporting destination but it still sees plenty of action. I’m lucky enough to live a few minutes away from Sydney Olympic Park and my family and I love visiting. There are… Continue reading The Secrets of Sydney Olympic Park
The sound of my paddle hitting the water, the bright blue hue of the sky and the tranquility of hidden bays are what I remember most about my first kayak trip in New Zealand. The Marlborough Sounds, located in the north of New Zealand’s South Island, is an intricate maze of islands, coves and waterways… Continue reading A Paddle in the Marlborough Sounds
Lately I’ve been thinking about my dream bucket list – what I would do if time and money were no object – and have been quietly putting together a list just in case I become instantly independently wealthy. And right at the top of that list is to do the ultimate festival road trip, to… Continue reading The Ultimate Summer Festival Roadtrip
I swam with a bomb detecting dolphin in Tahiti. She was retired from the US Navy (I’m resisting jokes about Navy Seals. Boom!) and now she lives in a lagoon on the island of Moorea, being hand fed by adoring trainers and whizzing around her pools when humans jump in. Hina is a bottlenose dolphin… Continue reading Three Dolphin Swims not to be Missed
A four hour flight from Sydney and you’re halfway to Asia – so say you decide to stop right there. Well, you’ll end up in Darwin, where you’ll get a little bit of both worlds. A trip to the Northern Territory’s capital sits somewhere between an Aussie city break and an Asian holiday, without the crowds or the… Continue reading Darwin: A Day in the Melting Pot