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I’ve been a guest on a number of travel and hiking podcasts.
I’ve had a number of articles published on Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand’s most popular news website.
- I conquered the highest peak in the Remutakas without the gruelling 12-hour day trip, 20 June 2026
- No crowds, empty beaches — but there’s a catch with the world’s ‘undertourism’ trend, 25 March 2026
- I left my job to volunteer overseas. It wasn’t a holiday, 8 January 2026
- From Timor-Leste to Suva: The Kiwi volunteer rebuilding his life overseas, 20 December 2025
- Expat Tales: Life in ‘one of the least-visited countries on the planet’, 6 July 2024
And articles in Wilderness, New Zealand’s tramping (hiking) magazine.
- Penn Creek Hut via Pakihore Ridge, 28 August 2026
- What’s in my pack, 24 July 2026
- When nerves get in the way, 19 June 2026
- Okura Bush Walkway, 21 June 2017
As well as Adventure.com’s 2027 Not Hot List – 10 undertouristed destinations where your travel spending will actually make a difference
Originally from the UK, I’ve lived in New Zealand since 2010. As of December 2023 I’ve visited 75 countries. As of 2020 these were my favourite countries.

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