Most and least popular posts of 2018
I published 167 posts on this blog in 2018, just over three a week, mainly covering my travels in New Zealand and overseas plus a few randoms. As usual travel…
Category: Best ofs
Best of 2018 – Books
Travelling for nearly five months this year allowed more time than usual to read, with a focus on non-fiction and fiction related to the varied places I visited, including Papua…
Best of 2018 – Cinema
A strong year at the cinema, helped by being around for the New Zealand International Film Festival for the first time in several years, though I missed plenty of other…
Best of 2018 – Hiking overseas
This year I ventured overseas for the longest and hardest hikes I’ve done to date, enjoying some of the most spectacular scenery I’ve seen. Hiking in Australia and Europe was…
Best of 2018 – Tramping in New Zealand
I explored some of the most spectacular parts of New Zealand by foot this year. Though much shorter than my walks overseas, many of these being day walks, the scenery…
Best of 2018 – Travels
By far the biggest year of travel I’ve done, helped by taking a fifteen week leave of absence from work, in addition to eight weeks of paid and unpaid leave…
Best of 2018 – Places I’ve stayed
The idea for this post came while staying in a Peruvian lodge in the Amazon rainforest, thinking I’ve stayed in some memorable places this year during my travels. Here are…
Least popular posts of 2017
I published 161 posts in 2017, typically three a week, so understandably some were more popular than others. It surprises me how large the range of popularity is though, with…
Most popular posts of 2017
I started this blog just over three years ago, and satisfyingly it’s popularity has continued to grow. Visitor numbers this year grew by over 50% on 2016. Here are the…
Best of 2017 – Photography – Further afield
Other than four trips to Australia and my current trip around South America, from Santiago to Buenos Aires via Antarctica on a cruise (posts to come in January), I made…
Best of 2017 – Photography – Australia
One of my favourite travel destinations (thankfully, as other than the Pacific Islands it’s the only place within reasonable flying distance of New Zealand), I made four trips to Australia…
Best of 2017 – Photography – New Zealand
After seven years living here I’ve explored a pretty good chunk of New Zealand, but am still finding new places, even in Auckland, and enjoy revisiting old favourites. South Island…
Best of 2017 – New Zealand Tramping / hiking
I often think that for something I enjoy doing so much I don’t tramp / hike nearly enough, particularly during the second half of the year when the weather isn’t…
Best of 2017 – Books
It’s been a particularly busy year with work and travel but somehow I found the time to read more than 85 books. In no particular order here are my picks…
Best of 2017 – Cinema
Yet again I missed the New Zealand International Film Festival due to travel but still managed to see ~60 films this year. In no particular order here are my picks…
Least popular posts of 2016
For whatever reason these posts weren’t very popular. At all. Blogging can be quite unpredictable it seems. I still quite like them though and perhaps this might give them a…
Most popular posts of 2016
Slightly belatedly but here are the ten most popular posts on my blog in 2016, thrilling stuff… 1. New Zealand Great Walks Ranked A perennial favourite. My most popular post by…
Best of 2016 – Photography – Further afield
I took ~10,000 photos overseas this year on my travels to Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, the Galápagos, Georgia, UK and Australia. Here’s a far smaller subset of some of my favourites. All…
Best of 2016 – Photography – New Zealand
I took ~13,000 photos in New Zealand this year. Here’s a far smaller subset of some of my favourites. All taken on my Sony Cyber-shot DCS-RX100, a pocket sized camera…
Best of 2016 – Tramping / hiking – further afield
Other than a few day walks around Sydney this was my first real experience of tramping / hiking outside of New Zealand. No overnighters but went for some pretty amazing…