One of my favourite things about travelling is eating, which is why it’s surprising that I’m not larger than I am because as a substitute for the former I tend to do the latter. For places I have been to, it’s a chance to revisit the feeling I had while being there and for [...]
What Makes a Geeky Traveller
I get asked this all the time and while there is no simple formula for what makes someone a geek, there are a few key things that certainly help your credentials. It’s not uncommon for people to call themselves thus because it’s fashionable but all their reasons for being a geek are just in [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 9
(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) Epilogue It’s hard to know how you’re supposed to feel when you leave a place, especially if you feel like you’ve really had a life altering experience during your time there. On one hand it’s sad to see [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 8
(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) There and Back Again It was going to be hard to top the last day, or any of the days for that matter, but we were bound and determined to make the most of our last full day [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 7
(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) Free Falling Skydiving was one of those things I said I wouldn’t mind doing but the opportunity never really presented itself. Finding myself in New Zealand, I was about to find out if I could actually go through [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 6
(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) Kipling was Right I don’t think I’ve been as excited for a drive before as I was for the one to Milford Sound and looking back on it, I can’t think of a better drive I’ve taken since [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 5
(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) A Song of Ice and Tire At this point in the journey, we had driven a decent amount – maybe 500 km – and it was fair to say we had seen a great deal of the wonders [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 4
(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) Objects May be Further Away Than They Appear I hope you’ve been enjoying the trip so far. It’s amazing that when you write about something a ways after it happened the kinds of things that stick out in [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 3
(This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) Through the Mountains and Off the Rails Road trips are a beautiful thing and anyone who has ever taken one knows the key to a successful adventure is a majestic destination, good company and a vehicle that works. [...]
New Zealand Road Trip – Part 2
Arriving – A Bit of a Shock (This is part of a multi part series – to check out the previous entry, click here!) It was finally time to head to New Zealand and for me at least (I can’t speak for my buddy, but I’m pretty sure he felt the same way), this [...]

