Since arriving in New Zealand (three months ago, to shoot an episode of Alive), I’ve had a chance to stay in a few hostels around the North Island. Nomads is a brand of hostel that encompasses Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, and I was lucky enough to receive sponsorship from them. Here’s my take on [...]
“We’re going to WHAT?!” a fellow hiker said in disbelief when we looked at the massive volcanic crater we would shortly descend into – and back out of – in the next few hours. I could hardly believe my own eyes, but you know me: I’m always up for an adventure. During my multiple visits [...]
Shortly after I arrived in New Zealand, a number of people who knew of my passion for hiking and mountaineering told me it was worth my while to hike the 19km Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Yup. They were right. The crossing has been described as the best one-day hike in New Zealand for ages, but has [...]
Hot off the press, here’s the official trailer for the New Zealand episode of Alive, which we spent a week shooting in early March. As I get more news, I’ll be sure to pass it along. In the meantime, please enjoy the trailer! (Click here to view if you can’t see it in your browser).
After a week of shooting the tv show Alive in Rotorua, we bade Heather of Destination Rotorua goodbye, but she still had a trick up her sleeve. She sent us to Waitomo for an “adventure” of unknown – and epic – proportions. Waitomo is north of Rotorua and is known as one of the largest [...]
Having created the popular week-in-the-life series last year, I’ve not yet written about a week in my own full-time traveling life. The week profiled here is far from my average week, but was enough of a full-on adventure that I thought you might enjoy it. As a quick introduction, I was corresponding with Adventure Aaron [...]
This post hails to you on my first full day in Auckland, New Zealand. You may recall that I was here just a few weeks ago, which – in part – explains why I’m back. Let me tell you how I got here. Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. First, I’ll tell you why I’m [...]
Kia Ora from New Zealand! (“Kia ora” means hello, goodbye, thanks, you’re welcome, ta, have a nice day, pleasure to meet you, and just about any other friendly expression you can think of in the native New Zealand language and culture of Maori). Actually to be fair, by the time this post goes live, I’ll [...]
