There’s not much on Fear Factor that I would attempt to be honest with you. Walking a tightrope between apartments, dropping out of a helicopter onto a speeding boat or having spiders walk over me. (Actually the latter would send me screaming into the countryside.) But the worst thing of all is the fearsome food [...]
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Crazy Food Festivals
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Sawdust spa in Taiwan
Taiwan has over 100 hot springs and is promoting itself as a bit of a spa spot, which you may know if you read my previous story about the worst massage I’ve ever had in my life! But they’re not all terrible. They run from soaking in hot pools to painful foot massages at night [...]
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Nail your bra to the door at Puhoi Pub
Detour off the northern motorway on SH1, preferably on a Harley Davidson or at least with a noisy hole in your muffler, to the ultimate westie hangout: the Puhoi Pub & Bistro. It’s been here since 1879 when true bohemian settlers from Prague (how exotic!) came down to make money as lumberjacks felling the massive [...]
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Fancy pants dog hotel & spa
If your pooch is more important to you than your children (yes, I mean you, Audrey Chawner) then you’ll love this doggy hotel and day spa in Auckland for pampered pets…
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The highs and filthy lows of Northland’s toilets
I’ve just done a 5-day roadie in Northland and spent more than a few minutes hovering over various quality toilets. From designer dunnies to basic ablution blocks, here’s the pictorial run down of loos you’ll want to write home about and one you won’t… Some are definitely worthy of writing to your friends and family [...]
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Book your pooch on Pet Airways
Today’s bizarre post goes to Pet Airways. Just when we hear that Japan Airlines has filed for bankruptcy and many others are struggling and laying off crew (or having their uniforms turned bright pink), an airline that sends pets on holiday is doing a roaring trade. On Pet Airways your cat or dog will travel [...]
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Explosives secretly placed on passenger #fail
In the wake of the latest security scare after that naughty Nigerian al-Qaedean tried to blow up a plane as it came in to land at Detroit (which had president Obama’s black face turning pink with embarrassment, then red with rage) security measures worldwide are being stepped up. But you would seriously NOT want to [...]
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Beer match your Christmas dinner
Who knew beer and food matching was even a thing? Not me. But having just written a story for the Herald on Sunday about the amber nectar – which won’t run until after Santa has squeezed his lardy arse down your gas flue – I thought you might want to know what New Zealand beers [...]
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Air New Zealand weighed me!!
Oh good Lord, what is the world coming to when you get to your gate at Auckland Airport with a cabin bag stuffed with lollies and a crunchie bar and find 2 sets of scales and official personnel gathered around to record your sins?! I first noticed something was awry when Gate 1 for Sydney [...]
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Man accidentally ejects mid-flight
Ouch! That’s gotta hurt. If you haven’t caught up with this story already, a couple of guys were flying loop de loops in an aerobatic plane in South Africa over the weekend. The pilot was experienced at such things but his passenger was not. In the midst of a barrel roll (that might not actually [...]
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