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
It has been over two years since I left the confines of New Zealand, and like many others it has been a massive change in lifestyle. From being able to travel whenever I wanted to being isolated at the bottom of the world — for two years! Flying during a pandemic I’ve heard flying is … Read more
This is a big update to a post I wrote all the way back in 2014. Travel isn’t all fun and games — first world travel problems are a big thing! Keep reading for a look at some of the (minor) things that can go wrong on the road. You should feel sorry for us. … Read more
You probably think that being a travel blogger is the most exciting (and easy) job in the world. I can confirm that it is easy but it definitely isn’t always exciting, especially when you’re stuck at home and haven’t travelled overseas for over a year. So, grab a coffee, curl up on the couch and … Read more
I know what you’re thinking…how did you get the time to visit Mars, and perhaps more unbelievably, how did you pass the strict physical and psychological tests given to astronauts? I’m going to let you in on a little travel blogging trade secret: I didn’t go to Mars, just like a lot of travel bloggers … Read more
I’ve started feeling self conscious lately, both as a traveller and a blogger. So many others are writing about how much they’ve learnt while travelling and how much the experience has changed them. What have I learnt? Well, I did learn how to snorkel, and to explain, in Spanish, how delicious the meal I just … Read more
Do some people have better experiences than others while travelling? Do certain travel styles make our trips more meaningful and authentic? A lot of people seem to think so, so I decided to investigate. I’ll give you my opinion on some common travel styles and then tell you why I don’t follow any of them. … Read more