Hedgehog cafes are a thing in Tokyo and one of the cutest is Chiku Chiku in Shibuya. Find out why – and see the adorable spiky pictures here.
Nature and Animals
Woah! You Can Climb The Big Rocking Horse, Adelaide
Just outside of Adelaide, South Australia in a town called Gumeracha stands The Big Rocking Horse, Adelaide. It’s officially The Biggest Rocking Horse in the World, was voted the No1 Big Aussie Icon by Wotif – and, guess what…you can climb it.
Why Hiring A Clearyak Kayak is a Goat Island Must-Do
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 to paddle.
Don’t Miss the Putaruru Blue Spring, New Zealand – It’s Stunning
About a two and a half hour drive from Auckland on New Zealand’s North Island 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 including how to get from Auckland to the Blue Spring.
How to Get The Perfect Quokka Selfie on Rottnest Island, Perth
Look at that face, isn’t it cute – the furry thing, not me! Well, as simple a snap as this seems, it took nearly five years, at least one close encounter with poo and about 200 outtakes to achieve. Here’s my story of attempting to get the perfect quokka selfie on Rottnest Island near Perth …
Where to Find the Instafamous Jacaranda Street, Sydney
Once a year a simple residential street on Sydney’s North Shore becomes a major tourist attraction. People stand, sit or lie in the road, phones in hand – and all because the street is lined with the gorgeous purple trees that flower right now creating a fantastically picturesque Jacaranda Tree tunnel that’s made for Instagram. …
Pannage: Why The New Forest Is Suddenly Full of Pigs.
If you spend much time in the UK’s New Forest you get used to seeing animals wandering around – ponies, cows, donkeys all commonly appear next to your table in the pub garden, outside ice cream shops or, often, simply standing in the middle of the road surveying which bit of grass to munch next, …
Benny The Seal: Sydney Opera House’s Famous Seal Resident
Every day, hundreds, if not thousands, of people go to visit Sydney Opera House, but most of them don’t realise that if they took a few steps round the back of the building toward the harbour, they’d get to see another fabulous Sydney sight, Benny – The Opera House Seal.