You do not need to be a cartographer to deduce that South Africa has a prolific coastline. Scratch that – prolific hardly even cuts it. What adjective best describes a coastline that is not only long – 2,500 km to be almost exact – but half-pipes all the way from the desert of Namibia to … More

Go take a hike! Seriously. Get your gear together, whip up a hearty batch of scroggin or gorp, remember the Leave No Trace principles and follow us as we trek across the United States of America in 10 halcyon hikes.

Adrenaline addicts have it good in Aotearoa. The best spots to skydive in New Zealand roughly correspond with the best spots to skydive in the world, period. The reason? The same singular attribute that sets Kiwi Nation apart in general, silly: spectacular, sardine-snug, wildly eclectic landscapes that span a space on par with Italy and … More

Next year I start work at a big international school in Taipei. While the job will be great, what excites me most is the opportunity to travel within Asia. Eager beaver that I am, I already want to book my first holiday week! I have visions of a trek and beach two-in-one destination in mind, … More

Talk about the islands of the Pacific and you can’t help but conjure an idyllic scene torn from a page of The Blue Lagoon. We’re not quite sure if the original book included references to liquid hot magma or not but without volcanos, there would be no Hawaii, New Zealand, Indonesia or Philippines. With that, … More

One of the most memorable scenes in the extraordinary BBC documentary Planet Earth occurs in the “Shallow Seas” episode, when a pod of dolphins hydroplane on a beach to grab a fishy snack. And where was this beach pray tell? Why, in Western Australia.
With that, check out the best spots in Australia to see dolphins … More