Guide to a couple of nights in Wanaka – one of New Zealand’s prettiest towns

Wanaka is located a good hour from Queenstown with a population of under 10,000, swelled dramatically by tourists, both during the Summer and winter months.  There’s plenty to enjoy in the way of food and wine and scenery, or alpine activities (if you’re that way inclined). We’ve just spent a couple of nights in Wanaka […]

Koh Phangan – You don’t even need the Full Moon Party to have a good time

When you tell people you’ve been to Koh Phangan, the first thing they want to know about is how the Full Moon party was – truth is, we didn’t go. We hadn’t done too much research into the island, but because we’re not really into painting ourselves with highlighter and drinking cocktails out of buckets […]