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There aren’t many places in New Zealand that make me question my choice to live in Wānaka, but Golden Bay definitely did. Warm, sunny, and most importantly, cheap, Golden Bay…

There are so many walks and tramps in New Zealand on my list that I haven’t had a chance to check out. And no matter how much I get out…

As the calendar ticked over in mid-May and my 36th birthday rolled around, I couldn’t help but begin reflecting on some of those scary, big questions no one really wants…

I can still remember the first time I saw a weka here in New Zealand. Traveling around the South Island, I was staying in a cute cabin in the forest…

I had already been living at sea for over a month aboard the Ocean Endeavour with Adventure Canada when I first heard whispers about a very special place. Deep in…

Is it just me, or are mushrooms having a moment? Nowadays, I feel like everywhere I look, I see mushrooms. From decorating cushions to foraging with friends to microdosing, mushrooms…

“Death or the west coast of Greenland,” the indomitable polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen once said, and it could have been the motto of his 1888 expedition, the first crossing of…

The name of this holiday can be really confusing and give you a wrong impression. For example, you may think that Greeks clean up their residences or get a multiple-step…

If someone were to ask me a word to describe Huntsville, Alabama it would be “surprising”. As the most populated city in the state, I imagined it would be crowded,…