Travel

If you journey beyong the Gothic Revival walls of Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre, you’ll find Christchurch’s newest and most stylish boutique accommodation – The Observatory Hotel. Sigh.…

The day I’ve been dreaming of for so long is here. I’m so excited to share that my first book, Houseplants and Design: A New Zealand Guide is available for…

Someone once told me that by the time women hit their mid-twenties, they were too damaged for relationships. Hearing that filled me with rage, though at the time, I lacked…

When it comes to New Zealand, it’s not particularly hard to go off the grid. In the eyes of the rest of the world (I’m looking at you, Australia), New…

When I was young, I was bullied a lot at school. It’s not something I think about a lot. In fact, I have blocked a lot of it from my…

There is no shortage of incredible stargazing around New Zealand. With a population of just about five million, we don’t have a lot of light pollution compared with other countries.…

Fiordland is New Zealand’s largest national park and home to many hidden gems. Fiordland never ceases to delight and surprise me. I never tire of visiting. There always seems to…

Sometimes I think my best quality is my eternal optimism. I could stare in the face of failure, pain, and horrible, gut-wrenching mistakes and think, she’ll be right. Like that…

Sometimes, I find myself dwelling on the regions where I spend the most time in New Zealand; I’m the kind of person who likes to go back to places I…

Thirty-four twirls around the sun. Wow, how time flies. It feels like yesterday I was a fresh-faced 21-year-old starting this blog to document my travels. Thirteen years later, I still…