Bungee Jumping in Lake Taupo, New Zealand

lake taupo new zealand bungee

ALTHOUGH I’M TERRIFIED of heights, I’ve got a big mouth. That mouth sometimes gets me into awkward spots. When I went to New Zealand to visit my brother in 2013, I promised friends and family that I would do a bungee jump, something big bro reminded me of daily while I was there.

The Joy of Solo Travel

I’VE BEEN BLESSED to have spent a combined total of three years in the last decade backpacking and travelling through 25 countries across 4 continents. My first foray abroad without parents was as a painfully shy teenager at the tender age of 17 to the Balearic island of Ibiza in the late ’90s. My buddy […]

The Curious Case of the Selfie Stick

I loathe selfies. Ergo, I loathe selfie sticks. And the word ergo come to think of it. The selfie stick for me is right up there on my list of hated tech trends somewhere between the bluetooth headset and customised mobile phone ringtones, especially if the phone owner is of adult age. No exceptions. Everything […]

Skydiving in Ireland

Skydiving in Ireland

A couple of years ago to mark my 30th Birthday I wanted to try something a little different. Some friends challenged me to do a Tandem Skydive to mark the occasion, which in theory sounded right up my street. A little bit bonkers, fun and outside my comfort zone. Lord knows I’ve tried crazier things in the two years since.

Childhood Love Potions

love potion

When I was 10 years old, there was a girl in my class I had a huge crush on. Every day my imagination would run wild, dreaming of scenarios where my true feelings could be made known to her, without the other students knowing. Already painfully shy, I didn’t want to invite extra attention, teasing […]