Defying gravity

June 30, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

My first road trip in New Zealand. Just me and Big Red, a 1994 Toyota Carolla that takes a bit of love and luck to get up those steep mountain ranges.

The Queenstown banking crisis

June 22, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

“You can’t get a bank account unless you have a job.” The woman behind the counter repeats. No empathy, no humanity. Just boredom. “But… to get a job here you need a bank account first.” I reply, frowning…

Annecy: the Venice of France

June 21, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

Annecy is a town best explored on foot, with an insatiable appetite and a camera. Nestled in a mountainous valley by a lake, with its waterways and winding cobbled streets, this town rivals even the beauty and magic of Venice.

Sniffer dogs and sandwiches

June 16, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

Stuff seems to happen to me when I’m traveling. I never quite seem to get the rules right, whether it’s mixing up destinations or getting the same seat on a plane as another passenger, someone up there has a right laugh as they watch me blunder my way into different worlds.

A weekend in Cittadella

June 2, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

For me, its charm lies in the ice-cream coloured houses, from mango to raspberry ripple, I felt like digging out a cone and scooping up some gelato straight from the stones…