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Foodie’s Guide to New Zealand

March 23, 2011by Andy Hayes

As part of the effort to encourage travel to the recovering areas around Christchurch and South Island, this week we’re supporting the Blog4NZ effort with a series of articles promoting tourism to New Zealand. We’re taking a slightly new perspective this week in our foodie series; normally we report on the tastiest treats in a [...]

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As part of the effort to encourage travel to the recovering areas around Christchurch and South Island, this week we’re supporting the Blog4NZ effort with a series of articles promoting tourism to New Zealand. New Zealand is one of the world’s most remote countries to begin with.  It is home to the “most remote city [...]

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Looking Through the Hole in the Donut

November 19, 2009by Andy Hayes

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If the headline grabbed you, so will today’s interviewee. She’s treading her own path behind what must be some of the web’s most unique branding! (And what’s with this week’s food themes – first chocolate travel, now donuts?) Anyway, without further ado….

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Great Destinations for the First Time Traveler

September 15, 2009by Stephanie Yoder

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The first trip out of your comfort zone is always memorable. Independent travel (without a tour group or guide) is highly rewarding but can also be very challenging. Dealing with language and culture barriers in an unfamiliar place is intimidating. If you’ve never been out of the country before, you will probably want to start [...]

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World’s Most Inspirational Golf Courses

September 13, 2009by Marci Diehl

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I fell in love on a golf course. Maybe that’s why they’ve held a special place in my mind and heart ever since. You see, I don’t play golf, but I’ve traipsed around some of the most beautiful and inspiring golf courses in the world, during my former life a touring professional’s wife. I’ve written [...]

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A Good Coffee Doesn’t Mean a Good Cafe

June 30, 2009by Andy Hayes

your choice -americano cappucino espresso latte... what will it be?

Today’s post is from Cate, the Caffeinated Traveller. So yeah, you can guess what we’re talking about…

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Today’s Thursday interview is with the prolific travel writer Mark Moxon. If you thought I wrote a lot, think again – Mark’s been around the earth and back, and wrote down every last second of the journey. He’s got a way with words, so I’ll shut up and let him take the stage. And with [...]

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Kevin and Zhou Go Round the World

June 11, 2009by Andy Hayes

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We’re doing something a little different today. Normally on Thursdays we interview a well-seasoned traveller who has an interesting perspective or unique trip to tell us about. Today we’re chatting with Kevin and Zhou, who haven’t had their life-altering experience yet. But they’ve got an interesting 11-month itinerary that covers most of the bases and [...]

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Great Travel Tips from Indie Travel Podcast

April 23, 2009by Andy Hayes

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The travel blogosphere isn’t a big place, and I’m always bumping into folk here and there. So it was with great pleasure to speak with Craig and Linda over at the Indie Travel Podcast, an award-winning travel blog. I smiled when hearing some of their travel suggestions as they are experiences I have also had. [...]

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As I mentioned in Friday’s post about travel community, I’m enjoying some great interactions on Twitter. So when Tourism New Zealand said hello, I declared my Twitterverse complete! New Zealand, as most of you know (or if you don’t, now you do) that NZ is my absolute favourite country in the whole world. If there [...]