A Maverick Traveller

Another city I never tire of is New Zealand’s mini-capital of Wellington: its harbour, its history, and its surprisingly wild nature

Back up north again, to a land of waterfalls and uranium just south of Darwin

A visit to the central Australian outcrop also known as Ayers Rock

An Oasis in Australia’s ‘Red Centre’

Heading down the Northern Territory’s Stuart Highway — a long, fascinating way!

A lovely town with gorges, gallery, and museum

Heading southwest along the Kakadu Highway past the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre, Yellow Water Billabong, and the Jim Jim Falls

Birdwatching at Kubara, a boat trip on the East Alligator River, and ancient Rock Art Sites

Heading east from Darwin into nature, before I head south

Highlights of the Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour

A return to the ‘Top End’ after years away: Part 1 of a two-part story

A dinosaur-age forest, recreated by accident on the outskirts of Rotorua, with treewalks

The ‘burnt peak’ of Rotorua, and its lakes, geysers, and buried village: an extensive tour around a subregion that is a wonder in itself

Te Puia’s thermal wonderland, Ngongotahā, Railcruising, Hamurana Springs, Ōkere Falls, and Ōrākei Kōrako

The great group of volcanic lakes in Aotearoa New Zealand, where Māori cultural tourism has long been run by Māori

An epic tunnel and viaduct in the heart of New Zealand’s South Island

Leaving the Bay of Islands for Northland’s white-sand peninsula: A return to the top end of Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island

The Lonely Winter Beaches of Christchurch’s Pegasus Bay

Historic bays, hills, and modern walkways

Back, after two years, to a city that just keeps getting smarter

Nordic Skiing Downunder (Part 2)

How to hike away from it all, even in New Zealand’s Tourist Capital

Nordic Skiing Downunder (Part 1)

A classic gem of a mountain location, where you could easily spend a fortnight