Seven on Sunday – Myanmar Highlights

Although I’m in the process of reviewing all the experiences of my very recent trip to New Zealand and Sydney, earlier in the year I had an amazing trip to Thailand and Myanmar. This Sunday, with Christmas sneaking up behind me quietly but very quickly, I thought I’d return back to Myanmar and do a …

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Getting Your Hobbit On. At Hobbiton, New Zealand.

Yes, my obsession with ridiculous titles for my blog posts shows no signs whatsoever of abating! I’m not sure if everyone is aware, but the farm used for ‘The Shire’ as part of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings films is now a tourist attraction. It’s basically a large number of various sized doors …

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Seven on Sunday Doctor Who Planets I’d Like to Visit

For something a little different this Sunday, I thought I’d explore the planets the good Doctor has visited on his travel, and select seven I wouldn’t mind visiting! There certainly have been some amazing planets he’s been to, and so hurry up and create fast space travel so we can all get out there and …

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World Journeys Podcast – Travel Blogging with Tim Blight (Series 2 Ep 1)

Howdy everyone! I'm very excited to be bringing the podcast back after nearly an 18 month sojourn! I've been busy recording a few episodes and finally the time has come to launch the new series with a fantastic interview with Tim Blight, who writes the Urban Duniya blog - which can be found HERE. Tim …

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Seven on Sunday – High Towers of the World

Today’s post has come about because on my recent trip I went to two high towers to see the views in Sydney and Auckland. It’s always a fun thing to do when you arrive in a city, to find a high tower often purpose built for the views (along with communication reasons too), so here …

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Hobbits, Volcanoes, Auckland and Leaving New Zealand

Well that's another albeit short trip almost done and dusted. I write to you from Auckland airport awaiting my first Airbus 380 experience on the way home to Melbourne. Friday was a great day when I visited Hobbiton from Rotorua. Saw the small doors and drank an ale in The Green Dragon. Saturday was the …

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