As some of you already know, I spent the last 2 weeks on a road trip in the South Island. The whole trip, while exhausting, was a total blast and absolutely chalked full of incredible scenery. Here’s a rundown of the trips events: I flew from Auckland into Christchurch on Feb 7th, met up with Read More »
Published in Saturday Star on May 19. Puffing and panting to the top of England, examining the inside of a cloud, the strange call of a banshee breaking the eerie silence. It is mid-August, supposedly high summer but after all, it is the wettest place in England. On conquering the top I feel like Sir Read More »
Dominating the town of Ladismith on Route 62 in the Karoo is the distinctive cleft dome of Towerkop, a peak full of character, legends and history. The story goes that the peak was slashed by a witch. In a hurry to fly home, the peak loomed before her and in a rage she thwacked it Read More »
When Jan and I decided to go to South America each of us had a destination in mind that stood out from the rest. For me it was the Amazon. For Jan it was Machu Picchu. I reminded him of this the day before our Inca trek began, as he sat across from me on Read More »
So, deterred from snowboarding slightly by the lack of snow and pricey lift passes (they’re getting a little cheaper as the Kiwi dollar slides but still, more expensive than Whistler for a resort with 2 lifts? what?) we decided to set about seeing some of the sights the south island of NZ had to offer. Read More »
