There are 26 Westports in the world, but only one in the Southern Hemisphere. This lucky town is a tiny surf spot on the (where else?) West Coast of New Zealand, two hours or so north of Greymouth and almost at the end of the road. I dropped in for two days and stayed for…
Category: solo female travel
my adventures on stewart island
Mid-October, I requested Sunday – Tuesday off and I set my car up for some glamping (because when you have a world map pillowcase, it’s not really camping.) After work on Saturday, I tucked into my car and drove an hour and a half south of Dunedin to Jacks Bay, where I parked my car…
big road trip: week two
A month ago, I packed up my life in Dunedin and headed out on one last big road trip across New Zealand. Here is week two! ** dates of travel: 9-14 Nov 2016 From Dunedin, I went south. I had already done the Catlins so I contented myself with some time in Invercarill and Riverton….
big road trip: week one
A month ago, I packed up my life in Dunedin and headed out on one last big road trip across New Zealand. Here is week one! ** dates of travel: 1-8 Nov 2016 It was absolutely pouring down when I drove out of Dunedin for the second to last time. I’m talking streaming down the…
travel essay: hiking roy’s peak
The afternoon sun is hot on my shoulders as I make my way from my car to the start of the track. Above me, the peak rises almost vertical, the trail obscured by the shrubs and tussocks on the mountainside. There are still people arriving – like me, late to the party – to the…
travel essay: bittersweet feelings on leaving dunedin and more
“The time has come, the walrus said, to think of many things: Of shoes–and ships– and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” // Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland This post has been very hard to write. I’m sitting in my flat kitchen for the…
hello!
I have to share this crazy win — thanks to the fantastic people over at @LoveDunedin and the Dunedin Facebook page, my post about 25 things to do in Dunedin went viral. I can’t say how excited I was when I opened my app and found that my views for the day were at well…
travel essay: to all of my travelling friends
To all of my travelling friends, You know who you are. And I am so LUCKY to have you. We met in a bar. In a hostel. On the train. In a plane. In the airport. On a boat. On The Boat. Through a friend of a friend of a friend. On the trail. We…
travel tips: what to do before leaving for an international trip
Prepping for an international trip can be stressful. There are lists galore out on the internet about what to do before travelling internationally, hell, there are plenty of lists about what to do if you’re travelling domestically. But internationally has its own set of rules: visa applications, making sure your passport is up to date…
south to dunedin, road trip part three
Missed the beginning of my road trip south? I started in Paihia at the beginning of May. Read in order one, two, three, and four for all the dirty details. 27 – 30 May Aussie Chris picked me up from lunch with Tay and after saying goodbye to her, we found our way into Christchurch…