New Zealand

Back in 2009, I had the travel itch and I had it bad. I wanted to live in another country for a long time, long enough to get to know the people, the geography and the culture. I knew I didn’t have the funds to travel long term, so the perfect solution was a working holiday visa.

(Ok, so Queenstown is technically a town and not a city, but it is so incredibly cool that we had to include it in the World’s Coolest Cities. You can have more fun and excitement in this little mountain resort town on the South Island of New Zealand than you can have in most cities twice its size, so it …

When you are traveling, most of the time you end up doing the obvious things. You know, the ones that are listed in your guidebook. When I go somewhere, I like to do these things because I think they are an important part of the identity of a place. When I was in Paris, of course I went up the …

Burger Fuel is a New Zealand based fast food chain with a difference. On the surface it looks like your average burger joint, with a retro space theme, but look closer and you will notice vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options on the menu, biodegradable packaging, and a very forward thinking attitude.

I have this strange habit of whenever I am faced with a challenging situation, I imagine that in a past life I was an expert at whatever I am doing, and I channel that calm expertise. So when I found myself on an inflatable raft, smashing headfirst into the angry swells of the mighty Rangitata River, I decided that I …