Rugby World Cup 2015
I came to the UK at the start of 2011 and the timing of that decision meant I missed possibly the biggest sporting event in New Zealand’s history, the Rugby World Cup. I’ll never forget watching the...
View ArticleNew Zealand – Christmas, work and weddings
First time back for 3 years, just as summer was getting a full head of steam up and with two weddings to attend in January, it was good to be home. The tricky bit was managing to juggle one of the...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland – Giants, troubles and the titantic
The last of the four parts of the United Kingdom for me to visit and before I did a bit of research, not one that I was terribly interested in visiting. That changed when I started reading this book,...
View ArticleCourmayeur & Chamonix – Easter snowboarding
My 6th and final trip to the alps from my time living in London and after my trip to NZ, I had to leave it pretty late in the season to get it done, the prospect of a winter with no snowboarding was...
View ArticleTurkey (Part 1) – Istanbul
And so it begins, leaving London after 5 years and spending 6 months on the road seeing the cool parts of Asia and Africa. First stop was Turkey, mainly for its geographic proximity and the fact that...
View ArticleTurkey (Part 2) – Cappadocia, Pamukkale and Gallipoli
Istanbul was fantastic, but it was time to head out into the rest of Turkey and see the real draw cards. It’s a big country spread across two continents and faced with the choice of an overnight bus or...
View ArticleJordan – Rocks, ruins and desert
I’ve been wanting to get to Jordan for a long time and had my eye on the G-Adventures “Active” trip as the best way too see the country. Blessed with being smack in the middle of the volatile Middle...
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