If you’re going on holiday to New Zealand, prepare yourself for some of the most awesome driving roads in the world, but there are also different rules and signs to everywhere in the world. Any road trip should start with knowing where you want to go and how to get […]
Month: December 2015
Marine Parade in Napier for Christmas
Napier is the art deco capital of the world, mainly because it was (re)built in the 1930s after a huge earthquake, and Marine Parade is the road along the waterfront. It’s a funny area because not only is it the main promenade, but it’s also the main thoroughfare for trucks […]
Iceland’s stunning interior – Hverdalir and Kerlingafjoll
If you like scenery, Iceland is like scenery porn. It’s like having 17 Christmases worth of scenery to open, all beautifully wrapped in landscaped paper every bit as nice as the gift. One only has to drive short distances for the vista to change from moss-covered volcanic plain to moraine-stained […]
Reykjavik, Iceland – the cultural centre
If you’ve ever wanted to spend $9 on a small cucumber, Reykjavik is the place to go. Of course, growing cucumbers in a place that barely gets about 15 degrees Celsius is never going to be easy, and you pay for it. You can have dried cod, puffin steaks and […]