My relative Lord of the Rings ignorance didn’t dampen my desire to join a guided journey into the Canterbury high
Every Kiwi should take the Grand Traverse of the Southern Alps at least once. It’s truly the flight of a
I adore Lake Tekapo and the untamed wilderness of the Mackenzie. It’s a scenic wonderland in excelsis. But I also
State Highway 85, the 160km-long romp between Palmerston and Alexandra in Central Otago, is one my favourite road-tripping encounters, with
Alfred Hitchcock would be bowled over by the birds at Cape Kidnappers. It’s the largest mainland gannet colony in the
The World Heritage-protected Daintree region of North Queensland is a tropical wonderland in excelsis, comprising 95kms of sublime coastal rainforest
James Cameron’s epic creation, Avatar, was top of mind as I leapt aboard the Kuranda Skyrail like a frisky cocker
The soothing cascade of tinkling water accompanied by the regular chorus of native birdsong creates an irresistible soundtrack in Westland.
There is a savage, raw-edged beauty to Palliser Bay and the Southern Wairarapa coastline, a place exposed to the wilds

In Botswana’s far north, the Chobe River does the hard work of a safari for you. Spend your mornings on
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This is Lunuganga. A masterpiece of spatial theatre engineered over half a century by Geoffrey Bawa, the visionary widely revered
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There is a rare, intoxicating luxury in stepping between worlds during a single journey. En route to Europe, Harmeet Sehgal
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