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…
Tag: Best of 2018
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…
Best of 2018 Auckland Theatre so far
My Auckland theatre year was curtailed by travel so I only got to see 46 shows before the end of July (annoyingly missing another 7 due to work / illness)…