Honeymoons

  1. Aussie! Bliss out in Byron Bay

    Aussie! Bliss out in Byron Bay

    I’d heard so much about Byron Bay – usually with much sighing, eyes glazing over and wistfulness – so when I was given the rough assignment of heading up there to write about its spas for Tourism Australia’s Explore supplement I rolled my sleeves up and took one for the team… It was actually part [...]

  2. Top 5 things to do on Hawaii’s Big Island

    Top 5 things to do on Hawaii’s Big Island

    Hawaii’s Big Island is actually called Hawaii – but that’s too confusing – so it goes by its nickname, the Big Island. Nice and simple, straight forward – deceptively bland. The Big Island is one of the only places where you can get up close and personal to the core of the earth. The spewing, [...]

  3. Tahiti’s roulottes for fresh, cheap and quick food

    Tahiti’s roulottes for fresh, cheap and quick food

    Getting around Papeete is fun if you take Le Truck. This bus (which is literally a truck with 2 bench seats down each side) costs about 200 CFP each way into town (about $2.70) and they run all night. The whole family is usually sitting in the cab – dad driving and mum and a [...]

  4. Top 10 Australian vineyards to sleep in

    Top 10 Australian vineyards to sleep in

    If sleeping in a vineyard (no not literally under the leaves but in a posh bed) is your idea of nirvana – a few tipples with dinner gazing over the rows of grapes as the sun sets before slipping away to luxurious accomodation, not a car in sight – then you’ll love this list of [...]

  5. Tahiti on the Cheap: gooey cheese and red wine

    Tahiti on the Cheap: gooey cheese and red wine

    As part of my Tahiti on the Cheap story I’m writing for the NZ Herald, I whizzed around the local supermarket in Papeete to compare prices. And I say baloney to all those people who say Tahiti’s soooo expensive! I mean if you’re not going to venture out of your resort and just consume cocktails [...]

  6. Tahiti without spending a fortune

    Tahiti without spending a fortune

    Tahiti has a reputation for being expensive and you can certainly do the whole 5-star overwater bungalow, posh dinners and phenomenal diving trips to far away beaches. But if you want to take advantage of the cheap airfares to Tahiti and stay in a brand spanking and stunning, self-catering property where you can cook your [...]