In New Zealand, it was the first long weekend after a wet and cold winter – signalling summer was on the horizon. So we took the opportunity for a classic Kiwi break. We chose to head to Tairua – a…
Once known as the kingdom of Lan Xang, or in English, “the land of a million elephants”, Laos is, like its elephants, beguiling, charming, fascinating and enchanting. This is the third in a series of five stories about Laos, a…
Once known as the kingdom of Lan Xang, or in English, “the land of a million elephants”, Laos is, like its elephants, beguiling, charming, fascinating and enchanting. This is the fourth of five stories about Laos, a beautiful country that…
Once known as the kingdom of Lan Xang, or in English, “the land of a million elephants”, Laos is, like its elephants, beguiling, charming, fascinating and enchanting. This is the fifth of five stories about Laos, a stirringly beautiful country…
Once known as the kingdom of Lan Xang, or in English, “the land of a million elephants”, Laos is, like its elephants, beguiling, charming, fascinating and enchanting. This is the second of five stories about Laos, a stirringly beautiful country…
Once known as the kingdom of Lan Xang, or in English, “the land of a million elephants”, Laos is, like its elephants, beguiling, charming, fascinating and enchanting. This is the first of five stories about Laos, a stirringly beautiful country…
Paihia With an approximate five-and-a-half-hour car ride, or 432 kilometres north, from Mt Maunganui, the Bay of Plenty, – our starting point -the road will take you north to Paihia, the “capital” of The Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand.…
It doesn’t happen often that you go into a cafe and then want to go back. Straight away. Well, not for me anyway. I may enjoy passable food, wine, and adequate service, but I leave with no desire to return.…
It doesn’t often happen that you go to a restaurant and then want to go back straight away. But this time, we couldn’t help but return to the lovely Charlotte’s Kitchen restaurant in Paihia, Northland, New Zealand. And this is…
If you are looking for an alternative way to travel to Cambodia, I can recommend the ferry trip up the Mekong River. After an amazing three weeks in Vietnam, during which we travelled the country via bus, train, and plane,…
