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Goat Island Marine Reserve near Auckland is home to NZ's first clear bottom kayaks. Here's what happened when we gave one try.

Fish Watching in NZ with the Clearyak Kayak

Goat Island is a marine reserve about 85km north of Auckland. It’s also home to New Zealand’s first clear bottom kayaks known as a Clearyak. Watching fishies while getting some exercise sounded awesome so we hopped in the car for the short 70-minute ride from Auckland to Goat Island ready…
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Just a short 2.5 hour drive from Auckland is the stunning Putarur Blue Spring. Here's how to get there and what else to see on the way.

Putaruru Blue Spring: A Day Trip From Auckland

About a two and a half hour drive from Auckland in New Zealand is the Putaruru Blue Spring. A pool and river so pretty it looks like a swimming pool for fairies. Here’s everything you need to know to discover it yourself. I have a soft spot for Auckland, I…
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Most people going to Sydney know about the Harbour Birdge Climb but if your budget doesn't stretch to that, there's a cheaper alternative just steps away - the Pylon Lookout

Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout

Every day hundreds of people pay a three-figure sum for the amazing experience of climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but, if your budget or stomach for heights don’t stretch to that there’s a cheaper, less terrifying alternative, The Pylon Lookout. The pylons are those large concrete pillars you see at…
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Boiling Eggs at San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, Chiang Mai

San Kamphaeng Hot Springs in Chiang Mai is a nice half-day trip from the city. I was expecting to go, soak myself in hot water and catch a few rays – I wasn’t expecting to find an unexpected eggy theme park in the middle of Thailand. But I was very…
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Spitalfield's City Farm is just steps away from Brick Lane in London's East End but has sheep, goats, pigs and more to play with. If you're looking for fun things to do in East London this should definitely be one of them | London | Spitalfields | City Farms |

Spitalfields City Farm: A World of Cute Things to Do in East London

Normally when I’m in the vicinity of London’s Brick Lane I’m on the quest for curry, street art or a bagel at some unsensible hour of the morning – on this trip though I was on the quest for fur, feathers and cuteness at Spitalfields City Farm. And what I…
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There are lots of great places to find cheap eats in Bangkok. But they aren't always that easy to find - or, to work out what to order. Here's nine I tried - and loved - on my last trip.

9 Great Cheap Eats in Bangkok: Sometimes You Just Have to Point

It’s 8am and I’m the only non-Thai in the packed restaurant. Nothing is in English but that’s not a huge problem as the restaurant only serves one dish – and it comes from the huge steaming cauldron bubbling at the front of the shop. I’m in Jok Prince, in Bangrak,…
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Lots of Sydney is haunted, but I didn't expect to find a ghost story among the yummy cream tea at the super-cute Tea Cosy Cafe in the Rocks

The Tea Cosy: Sydney’s ‘Haunted’ Cafe (with added scones and knitting)

When the sight of balls of wool outside The Tea Cosy cafe in Sydney’s The Rocks drew me inside, I wasn’t expecting to write a haunted Sydney themed post – I was expecting to have a scone and maybe start myself a scarf, but once inside things took a spookier…
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Cool street art is one thing you'll see if you take an Oh Hey WA walking tour in Perth. Here's why we loved it.

Walking with the Oh Hey WA Tour in Perth

One of the (many) highlights of my recent trip to Perth was a walking tour of the city by a lady called Adie at Oh Hey WA tours…I learned more about Perth in the two hours I spent walking with Adie than I had done doing hours of research online….
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Pretty much every visitor to Sydney will end up in Circular Quay, but what is there to do once you've seen the Opera House and HArbour Bridge? We've 16 quirky, fun things you might not see anywhere else.

16 Fun Things To Do In Circular Quay

Chances are if you’re visiting Sydney, you’re going to end up in Circular Quay. It’s the access point to the Opera House, the place where you get on the iconic Manly Ferry, it’s home to bars, restaurants and buskers with didgeridoos, but there are also some less well known, more…
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My 10 Favourite Travel Pins

I thought it was about time I put all those hours I spent on Pinterest to good use and share the 10 favourite articles I’ve found on there via travel pins. There are tiny Polish dwarves, stuffed mice, abandoned aircraft – and painted sheep! Until recently I didn’t think Pinterest…
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If its name and its aim to find the quirky, fun and less well known things a destination offers don’t give things away that this is a different kind of travel blog – the fact that it was born during a visit to a poop-themed restaurant in Taipei tells you pretty much everything else you need to know.
It’s a place to find unusual and off the beaten track ideas of things to eat, see and do in Sydney ,where I live, and the rest of the world. I’m having a blast writing it and I hope you’ll have as much fun reading it.