Travel & Lifestyle Inspiration
I am constantly inspired by those who lead a life less commonly walked – whether it’s a change in career, starting a new random hobby or choosing to live in a weird and wonderfully different country! I recently visited my good friend Alison McGarry, who has spent the last two and a half years working and living in Amsterdam. I
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Ben Fein grew up in Heidelberg Germany and is now living his best life in New Zealand. Ben talks about being a musician, entrepreneurship and how he left his finance career behind to travel and pursue his deepest passion for music. When did you first discover your passion for music? I’ve always been into music. When I was 6 years
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With the trappings of modern life and constantly being on high alert and pulled many directions, either at work, home or out socialising, it can be difficult to detach from devices and hold back on engaging with your phone every time you hear it beep. Escaping to a place where there simply isn’t any reception and hiking among nature in
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Me and my partner in crime Hema, have been friends for over a decade. We met at a volunteer music event during university and the rest was history. We partied it up in our twenties and always managed to make the most of whatever situation we’re in with plenty of laughter, inside jokes and banter. Whilst reminiscing, we sparked the
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What school did you go to? This is not a question I’ve been often asked, until we moved to Christchurch. I left school a decade ago, I didn’t see how much it really defined who I was today or why it would be interesting to anyone. Many Cantabrians have told me it was a way of sizing up socioeconomic status,
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Can’t believe Christmas is only a week away! Another year gone by – wow! Aside from the chaotic shopping malls, I love this festive time of the year. The sun’s out, my bikini comes out of the drawers, the evenings are longer and social calendars start filling up with summer events and barbecues. I’m especially looking forward to simply spending
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Recently I entered a creative travel writing competition where I had to write about A Local Encounter I Will Never Forget. There has been so many of these instances during my travels but there is one that sticks out. I hope I can take you there with me so you get an idea of what it was like. Happy
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Tom Land, a former Engineer and Lisa Benson, a former Research Assistant have the most impressive travel track record with 50 countries travelled! The pair inspired us in taking the leap to venture on our overseas experience two years ago and we’ve never looked back. Tom and Lisa have sailed the Galapagos Islands, sung Merry Christmas to thousands in China,
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Work-life balance is an increasingly popular concept to those who want to have the best of both worlds – work and play! Alison Hollier, a former Marketing Manager with extensive experience in the corporate world and the education sector breaks out of the 9 to 5 cycle to focus on her three gorgeous labradoodles and her two online businesses –
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After living in the North Island most of our lives, we really wanted to delve deeper in the South and explore all those beautiful spots you see on New Zealand postcards, do all the great walks and go snowboarding in the weekends with ski fields just at our doorstep. New Zealand is a spec on the globe, yet we’ve only
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