Blood, Sweat and yes, tears went into climbing Dore Pass in Fiordland, New Zealand. One of the most advanced climbs in Fiordland, we planned it last-minute. I did absolutely no planning for Dore Pass; But they say the best plan is no plan, right? Thankfully for this trip I had a partner in crime, who …
“Disconnecting from our technology to reconnect with ourselves is absolutely essential for wisdom” ~ Arianna Huffington Do you ever get days where you just want to throw away your phone? Delete Facebook and all other social medias and just run away from the world for a while. We rely on it so much it seems …
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Walking round the corner the words escaped my mouth before my eyes could fully appreciate the view. Wow! I was truly in Winter Wonderland! (or Narnia, as I first thought). Just like that, The Hooker Valley Track became my favourite day hike in New Zealand (so far!). A perfect cloudless day allowed the incredible sun make the …
Nomad/Traveller; the one glamorized word which gives people the imagination (thanks to social media) that we float around, frolicking carefree on sandy beaches. With perfect tans, awesome dress sense and perfect timing. Sunrises are our wake up call and we are always in the most incredible view-point for sunset. Our tents look out to the …
Part two in the extra special – I still can’t believe this happened – series of ‘Walking on Glaciers” (I kind of feel like this should be a TV series? In my head its a narration anyway) and this one is about the really special, Fox Glacier. I’m going to be completely transparent in this …
Running my hand along the cool, smooth, mountainous walls of ice it was hard to believe this was real. Strapping on my crampons, crunching on the thick ice, stepping over bottomless crevasses and sliding through Ice Caves and tunnels. How was I this lucky? I remember staring at the Television screen watching adventurers make their way …
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware” – Martin Bauber Hopping on the bus at Queenstown early – well, earlier than most as the driver had decided to trick us and tell us pick up was an hour earlier than it actually was, funny guy – we began our journey to one …
Once a lively, sunny hub of New Zealand; Christchurch was a beautiful city. Sadly in 2011 Christchurch was hit by an incredible Earthquake which devastated the beautiful city. Measuring a 6.3 on the Richter Scale the city was torn apart, families were broken and memories were lost. This earthquake and the devastation that came with …
You never have to travel far in New Zealand to experience the beauty the country has to offer, this is especially true for New Zealand’s South Island. Sometimes it is nice to be the passenger, to not have to focus on the driving or map out the route, but just to know that the trail …
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In June I got the chance to jet over to Melbourne where I spent 8 days wandering around the city, visiting one of my good friends and exploring the city and surroundings. I did LOADS in the 8 days I was there and no, I don’t think 8 days was too long at all for …
