If you want to chill out and get away from it all, Russell – Kororareka – could be the place for you. Situated in the idyllic Bay of Islands, this pretty, genteel town was the first European settlement in New Zealand and the site of the country’s first capital. It’s hard to believe it today, but it was once known…
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Do you glaze over when you arrive at the airport only to be faced by a bank of self-service machines? Or do you confidently stride up to them and press, type, insert and go, like a seasoned tech-savvy traveller? Travel is becoming increasingly hi-tech at the world’s major airports. Biometric self-service entry clearance gates at many airports allow us to…
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Own up – do you have a collection of hotel toiletries in your bathroom cabinet? You know – those cute mini-soaps and bottles of shampoo and body lotion in stylish packaging, that you couldn’t resist taking home as a souvenir. I’m sure hotels fully expect us to do this, and build the cost into their room charges. Yet somehow we…
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Rarotonga is the major island of around 17 that make up the Cook Islands in the South Pacific ocean. It’s an idyllic paradise of sunshine, palm trees and beautiful beaches – a place that sums up the spirit of Coconut Lands! In all my years of travel and visiting incredible places, I can say hand on heart that my trip…
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Ask anyone outside Latin America what they know about Buenos Aires, and they will probably mention football and tango. Those with an interest in social and economic history will know of the city’s highs and lows, and its freedom fighters and revolutionaries. Che Guevara, whom most people associate with Cuba, was actually born in Argentina and studied medicine in Buenos Aires….
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A hack is a secret, a shortcut, a trick that makes life easier or better. I must confess that I only recently learned this meaning of the word. I had previously known it to be a slang term for a journalist. Or the process of breaking through computer security systems and stealing people’s data. But the new, life-enhancing kind of…
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