With my son almost two and a big new overseas adventure on the horizon, it finally feels like it’s time to start travel blogging properly again. Keep reading for a quick life update and a taste of what’s to come for the next year or so! Life As a Stay At Home Dad The reason … Read more
Looking after a 16-month toddler day in and day out is a sure-fire way to lose your spark for travel blogging. It’s a far different scene than the old days, when I was either travelling all the time or hanging out at home (playing golf, hanging out with Gia, exploring the South Island and heaps … Read more
What does a travel blogger even do in 2024? Add prompts into AI and then check for mistakes before publishing it as their own? Constant sponsored trips, click-bait YouTube videos and annoying skits on TikTok? For me, not yet, but there’s always 2025! Travel Blogging in 2024 Google algorithm changes and the rise of AI … Read more
Spend a few years on the treadmill of life and you might reach a point where your body, soul and spirit become misaligned. Maybe you just had a breakup, breakdown or some other big life event. You may need a spiritual journey!! What to Do on a Spiritual Journey With an infinite number of reasons … Read more
Around this time 10 years ago I hit publish on my very first travel blog post. It, and several others, had been in drafts for months, patiently waiting until they were good enough (or I was confident enough) to push them out to the world. A lot has changed since then. I was working as … Read more
Bali’s east coast gets far less tourist traffic than the popular (and often overcrowded) west side. I, like many others, clung mostly to the built-beach towns of the west on my first few trips to Bali but on my 2022 trip I finally decided to explore the east, with Amed my first stop. Looking for … Read more
I still remember a time when I had mostly negative feelings towards Vietnam. It was one of the first countries I travelled to and it left me a bit cold compared to the experiences I had in neighbouring countries. That all changed when I spent roughly four months there a while back. I got off … Read more
New Zealand weather is a fickle beast. The whole “four seasons in one day” line gets trotted out a lot and it is accurate. I was inspired to write this post about when is the best time to visit New Zealand after the recent trip Prince Harry and Megan Markle made to these shores. It … Read more