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    Why I love Antler travel luggage!

    After 12 years of thrashing luggage all over the world, I’m now a huge fan of Antler luggage In fact I love it so much I’m now selling it in our new retail section. Have a read as to why it’s so cool and check out the best prices in NZ >>>

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    Best travel deals from NZ this week!

    I’ve decided again to scour the net and find the hottest deals on sale this week right across the board from New Zealand. Here’s my pick of the best:

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    Top 5 destinations for lovin’

    If it’s romance you’re after but you need some inspiration, check out my picks for the best places to take your love in Zambia, Oman, California, Bali and Tahiti…

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    How to take great travel photos

    You don’t need an expensive camera to take great photos of your travels. Here are a few of my top tips and some examples of what I’m talking about …

  5. How to become a travel writer

    How to become a travel writer

    After 12 years of freelancing it as a travel writer, sometimes in regular gigs, sometimes just knocking on doors, here are my top tips on how to get published: Firstly, you need to know that travel editors get inundated with emails from people who have had a wonderful holiday and want to write a story [...]

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    Top 10 sexiest hotels in the world

    Enough with the romance already. If you think Valentine’s Day is too sickly sweet, The Luxury Travel Bible has gone a little more raunchy and come up with the Top Ten Sexiest Hotels in the World… They include a range of designer hotels, from luxury boutique hotels with all-black walls and bedside copies of the [...]

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    Escape to some of New Zealand’s stunning lodges

    If you need some Brownie points or just want a romantic weekend away, here are five of New Zealand’s stunning hotels, B&Bs and resorts that you may not have heard about. Elegant Valentine luxury Stafford Villa is a luxurious Birkenhead Point villa in Auckland. It was built in 1903 and is heritage listed. Its two [...]

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    The hugest shopping malls in the world

    If the pre-Christmas shopping charge hasn’t put you off blitzing busy shopping malls for a bargain, then check out this list of some of the world’s biggest, most over-whelming, malls from Hotel Resort Insider: West Edmonton Mall, Alberta, Canada. This colossal mall occupies 350,000 square metres with 800 stores, and employs more than 23,000 people. [...]

  9. 5 different things to do in Washington DC

    5 different things to do in Washington DC

    The trouble with Washington DC is that the 19 museums that make the Smithsonian are so iconic that seeing anything else takes a back seat. In fact you could stay for a week and still not finish with all the all free museums. Not to mention the monuments and memorials built to honour the many [...]

  10. Top 6 foodie places in Havelock North

    Top 6 foodie places in Havelock North

    My top 5 turned into a top 6… Hawkes Bay is my childhood stomping ground, and Havelock North is a little village that punches above its weight for eating, drinking and being generally merry. Here’s my list of the places I try and get to each time I visit: Black Barn Growers Market This vineyard [...]