SANDFLIES: NEW ZEALAND’S TINY NEMESIS

Sandflies! They’re a hot topic across New Zealand, particularly in the backcountry when you just want to enjoy being out in nature where everything is peaceful. Because when the sandflies start to bite, you can’t help but notice them…then they...

26 GREAT THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND

It doesn’t matter if you’re living in New Zealand, or on the other side of the world. Happy or not, there are always going to be positives and negatives about where you live. With that said, I’m going to stick with the positive things about living in...

HOW TO GET FROM CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT TO THE CITY

Yay, you’re heading to Christchurch! In this post, I’ll take you through the options to get from Christchurch Airport to the city centre. The Airport is less than 10km from the city centre and there are a variety of options to get you there. To keep this...

HOW TO GET FROM WELLINGTON TO MARTINBOROUGH

For a lot of you reading this, there’s a good chance you’ll be wondering how to get from Wellington to Martinborough for wine purposes. Wine or not (there are lots of non-wine things to do in the Martinborough/Wairarapa area), this post will help you with...

A REVIEW OF THE MONTANE TRAILBLAZER 30 (FOR FASTPACKING)

Welcome to my Montane Trailblazer 30 Review. As described by Montane: The Trailblazer 30 is designed for rapid, long-distance mountain trails, where low-weight, stability and quick access to your kit is essential. As someone who was new to fastpacking (fits the above...