This was our second visit to Hanmer Springs, the picturesque alpine town two hours north of Christchurch, New Zealand. Both trips have been in winter, and what I believe is the perfect season to visit. However, visitors do come in both winter for the winter sports and in Summer for mountain biking, tramping and getting […]
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Where to eat and drink in Siargao
The Philippines isn’t well known for its cuisine offerings, but after visiting Coron and Boracay on a previous trip to this beautiful island nation, we were pleasantly surprised by some of the great food we were able to eat. The good places in Siargao were a bit harder to find, and the old adage of […]
How to spend 48 hours in Kaikoura
Kaikoura, a (smallish) iconic coastal town on the South Island of New Zealand has this crazy beautiful thing, where the mountains meet the sea. Once mainly famous for its abundant sealife, it sadly hit the headlines a few years back when it was rocked by 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Now in the process of rebuilding, it’s […]
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Our guide to where to eat and drink in Lower Manhattan
Because NYC has so many food options and we ate at so many good places, we’ve had to divide this into a couple of posts. Here’s the places around the East Village, Soho and Tribeca that we found, ate at and thought were good enough to recommend to you. Momofuku Noodle Bar Ever since we’d […]
Guide to taking a break in the Beautiful Bay of Islands
The Bay of Islands is a stunning piece of coastline north of Auckland and south of well, Kaitaia and Houhora. Chances are if you haven’t heard of Paihia, Russell or Urupukapuka you won’t have heard of the others either, so let me fill you in. And then those other places, we’ll get to them after. […]
Why Burleigh Heads is our pick on the Gold Coast
We have a new niece! this was the perfect excuse to hop over the ditch for a few days and spend some time on the sunny Gold Coast before heading down to Lismore. We’ve been a few times now and wanted something a little different from the cliché surfers Paradise experience – the theme parks […]
Where to eat in Chelsea, NYC
A little guide to Chelsea We quite liked Chelsea and found ourselves in that part of the town a few times, giving us a couple of opportunities to eat the food and drink the drinks. Here’s three places you shouldn’t miss. 1. Citizens of Chelsea A very cool coffee shops with a couple of […]
For the lovers of wine, and gin and vodka in Central Otago
One of our favourite things about Central Otago is the stunning wine it produces. While it might not be the first thing you think about when visiting Queenstown, drinking wine and eating cheese is way more up our alley than jumping off a bridge. We’ve mentioned some of our favourite vineyards in our Queesntown top […]
Koh Samui – Where the Roti Pancakes are good
Koh Samui or Samui, is a bit of a magical island in the gulf of Thailand and lucky for me, one of my childhood besties has just happened to set up home there. Perfect excuse to leave the mainland behind to enjoy a few days in another new place. Here’s how we got there, what […]
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Where to eat and drink near the beach in Tulum
Because there’s so many good places and the town is divided into two main areas, the town actual and the beach area, we’ve divided the food list too. Here’s our guide to eating along the Jungle road and on the beach in Tulum. Just a note, since you’re down by the hotels where the people […]