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Getting High in The Forest

The fog is low and thick, turning the horizon into one constant wall of grey. The world drops off in front of you like you’re standing on the edge of…

Sintra: Step Into Eden

The streets are as narrow as driveways and paved with a thousand cobbles, as old as they are plentiful. The brick crumbles away in places and tempts you to see…

The Treasure Trove of Shoreditch

Shoreditch – a place where art is literally crawling up the walls of the streets and London Fashion Week photographers snap pictures of locals in the street because they just ooze…

The Least Boring Museum in the World

Natural History Museum, London. When you think about museums, what do you normally imagine? What do you normally see hanging in frames, lining the walls, or staring up at you…

A One Night Stand With Istanbul

The sunrise sticks in the gaps of those chipped off pieces of concrete. Hundreds and thousands of years showing in the fragmented walls, just like they do on the biscuits…

The Treasures of London Markets

Coming from New Zealand, the term “market” (often preceded by the word “flea”) conjures up the image of cheap goods, second hand items, treasured books, and the neighbor’s cakes. If…

Leisure is Madrid on Sundays

Michael Jackson blares in the background, the sound of street scenes and babies squealing drift in my window, and it’s hard to concentrate when on a sunny Sunday life is…

At The Top of The World

We arrived in Tromso at 9:20pm – the home of my good friend Tanja who I’d met at University in America. It was pitch black, the airport was tiny, our…

26 Aug

A Guide to Speaking Kiwi: AKA 101 Uses for the Word “Piss”

This ones for my Antipodean friends… Fellow travellers, by now you’re aware that Kiwi’s and Auzzie’s are EVERYWHERE. We’re like the great plague, but far more fun and definitely better…

11 Aug

Too Late for Zoo Lates?

It’s mid-summer. The long humid nights call for sweet ciders and socializing. Every business in London is capitalizing on the end of human hibernation, as these primitive animals venture outdoors…

05 Aug

Selfie Stories in Goa, India

Cosmos Holiday’s is currently embracing the worldwide selfie phenomenon and running what could shape up to be another viral marketing extravaganza which offers participants the chance to win a holiday…

31 Jul

The Whitstable Oyster Festival

The 1.5 train ride from London was the longest train ride of my life. When you’re an ocean dweller and it’s always played such a significant role in your life,…

23 Jul

The Supper Club Revolution

Supper Clubs are the future of dining. They’re the new ‘eating-out’ for those that generally prefer to dine in, as well as the ultimate new dining experience for those more…

21 Jul

Country Bumpkins Come to Town

If there’s one thing I really commend London for, it’s the fact that every weekend there’s brilliant activities dotted all around the city. Never can you be bored in such…

07 Jul

Long Weekend Escape: Porto or Lisbon?

Part One: Porto The choice is yours between two fabulous Portuguese cities; however allow me to introduce your options!   Porto (also called Oporto) – A World Heritage City and every…

30 Jun

A One Night Stand In… Wellington

EAT Wellington Chocolate Factory Floors shine and metallic vats shimmer silver in the afternoon light. The furniture is simple but the hessian bags full of roasted beans remove the clinical…

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