New Zealand is renowned for its unique nature, amazing scenery, friendly residents, tasty food, the best wines, and lots of entertainment options. The list can be endless, as everyone can find their personal benefits when visiting this country. It reveals new secrets every time you come there, which is why passionate travellers are always inspired …
Oceania
Travel blogs and features from the Oceania region including Australia and New Zealand
A new guide from MyPostcard.com shows which countries require the most in tips, and what to tip for what services wherever you are around the world
Bucket list item unlocked! Australia, for some reason, conjures up images of untamed wildlife, raw natural beauty and a terrifying fear of death by nature. I’m not sure where all of that comes from, but somehow there’s this image of Australia’s natural wildlife as this scary entity. Blame Bill Bryson and his book. In reality, while …
Photos from the Adelaide Fringe show PUPPETRY OF THE PENIS which exactly what it sounds like. Puppets and penises.
Photos from the Adele music concert at the Adelaide Oval – Adele’s first tour in Australia with nearly 70,000 people attending
Adelaide, Australia’s official “Festival City” goes crazy during Mad March when the Adelaide Festival, Fringe and WOMADelaide turn the city bright & cheery
I was standing at the bar ordering my Friday-night drink of choice—a vodka tonic—when I heard it. The snapping fingers, then the clapping, and then that beat. I couldn’t help myself. My hips we’re shaking. “I’ll be fine.” It was the theme song to Please Like Me—a hit Australian TV series that’s become my latest obsession. …
Review of the contemporary dance group from New Zealand, Okareka Dance Company’s K’RD STRIP — queer Maori & Kiwi stories told through contemporary dance
When I moved to Sydney for a semester to study back in college, I suddenly found myself fascinated with everything Australian: beer, beetles and fast-food chicken burgers. (Don’t ask.) Understandably I did as I tend to do before a big trip—lots of reading. I devoured Bill Bryson’s book in just a few days (still one …
Most people may not realize this because I seldom talk about it, but when I was studying in Sydney, Australia in 2006 I took a week-long vacation to New Zealand. I went with one of my best friends and we rented a car and drove around the southern island. One of my favorite places I …