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After ‘where was your favourite place?’, the next most common question I’ve been asked since I’ve got back is about the food and what I ate. The answer includes kangaroo, llama, steamed buns, curries, peanut butter, cocoa leaves, sorbets, civiche,…
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Sometimes when you arrive in a city you like it, other times you wonder how long you have to be there for; occasionally a little voice whispers in your ear: ‘I could live here’. For me, Wellington fell into the…
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When the builders go home, the city of cranes falls eerily silent. With this much space and so many building sites it’s not really a surprise - there isn’t really the infrastructure to have bars, restaurants and the other entertainment that…
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Dunedin is a weird kind of a place. Everywhere I walked the street name was the same as back home, but the city has a very different feel. It was a flying visit out of curiosity, tagged into my trip…
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Lying on the sleepy shores of Lake Wakatipu, surrounded by dozens on mountains, lies a city with a population of just over 28,000 people. It sounds as notable as Clark Kent, but this sleepy looking place is New Zealand’s adventure…
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From its achingly cool coffee pop ups with their bearded baristas to stunning views out over the Yarra Valley, I think it’s fair to say that I ate pretty well in Melbourne. And probably for the best that walking featured…
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Chinatown feels like I’m in the back streets of Shanghai again. But it’s definitely a foodie trip to Kuala Lumpur that I’m on. The little shops are crammed into impossibly small places, and the fish market has stacks of any…
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“Here in Kuala Lumpur we only really eat one meal a day” my heart rate has suddenly gone up massively as our guide, Dani, has spoken. I’m not one to panic, I take most things in my stride, but being…
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I’ve landed in Kuala Lumpur. It’s early evening, the sun’s just setting and it’s 31 degrees. It takes me less than an evening to realise why people fall in love with South East Asia. Endless sunshine, temperatures that don’t seem to…
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