Rensina writes about the Red Centre of Australia So many international travelers say, “Oh yeah, I’ve been to Australia…flew into Sydney, hired a car and drove up the east coast….I’ve seen it” I live here in Australia, in that nice warm state called Queensland where the sun shines a lot, the coast line is stunningly beautiful, the ocean is clean and some days, an exquisite shade of aqua. I have also been privileged enough to … [Read more...]
Explore the Kimberley
4 Beautiful Locations in the Kimberley to Include in Your Itinerary The Kimberley region sits on the north-western edge of Australia and is known as one of the last wilderness frontiers on the planet. It covers over 420,000 square kilometres of land area, yet it is home to only a little over 50,000 people. Its rugged and unspoiled environment draw hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, attracted by the promise of isolated coastlines, … [Read more...]
Dive deep into New Zealand Culture
Let Koru Enterprises organise your New Zealand trip! Louise Booth created Koru Enterprises whilst living in Brisbane, Australia. She was homesick for her native country of Aotearoa, New Zealand, and created an online boutique NZ tour and artisan gift e-commerce company. Arriving back home in 2018, I based myself in the stunning Hawke’s Bay region, close to where my mum was born in Dannevirke. This is the perfect base to take … [Read more...]
Melbourne by Bicycle
Whether you have your own bike, pick up one from Melbourne's fantastic Bike Share programme or hire one from Rentabike by the river below Federation Square, you are in for a treat cycling in Melbourne. Melbourne has some great rides which I am going to try out over the next few days. Rentabike have a great map you can take with you, and also do tours if you want to have a guide. They also have electric bikes (always my first … [Read more...]
Women’s Road Trip Australia
Rensina Van den Heuvel loves road trips - she has driven across Mongolia, Morocco, Africa, Europe and parts of Australia. Read about some of her road trips here In August Rensina is doing a trip to Mongolia - more about that here Uluru Base Walk Now she is inviting women to join her on the budget road trip of a lifetime Brisbane in Queensland to Adelaide, to Alice Springs and returning to Brisbane. It will be a BYO … [Read more...]
New Zealand – don’t hire a campervan
A lot of visitors to New Zealand hire a campervan as a great way to get around, but in doing so they are missing out on one of the magic things about New Zealanders - their hospitality. Don't Miss out on a Taste of Kiwi Hospitality... If you must hire a campervan - my suggestion is hire it in the South Island - from Christchurch and return. There are lots of flights in and out of Christchurch, even some international ones, and it saves you … [Read more...]
What is a Bach?
A Bach is a peculiarly New Zealand word to describe a rustic holiday home. It can be in the mountains or by the beach or lake. It is definitely never in suburbia. Rosemary is a New Zealander who loves Baches and what they represent Five things you should know about NZ Baches... 1. A Bach is rustic – by this I mean they usually look like they could do with some repairs, or a paint, the garden is often non existent or a bit overgrown. … [Read more...]
Papua New Guinea
Beth Whitman of Wander Tours says there is not much that can tear her away from a Seattle summer. Here's the exception: Papua New Guinea!!! She is now away for her eighth trip to this incredibly diverse and extraordinary destination, which coincides with the Mt. Hagen Singsing festival each August. 75 - 100 tribes from around the country descend upon showgrounds to sing, dance and drum in a cacophony of sound like nothing you've ever … [Read more...]
Getting around in New Zealand and Australia – instead of a car – try a train or fly
Many people coming to New Zealand or Australia want to hire a campervan to do their whole trip. My suggestions is think in a more varied way flying between some centres, catching a train or bus, or hiring a small car. New Zealand suggestions For your international flights - try flying into Auckland and out of Christchurch or vice versa instead of in and out of Auckland Hire a car to drive north of Auckland - not many tourists make time … [Read more...]
Cycle New Zealand – Great Walks and Great Rides
For many years doing one of the New Zealand Great Walks was on everyone's bucket list. Now you can do a Great Ride - Cycle New Zealand! I have never met anyone who did not have New Zealand on their bucket list - even those of us who live here have more of New Zealand they want to see. And one of the great features is our scenery - in a small country we have everything from Glaciers to hot pools, beaches to lakes, sand dunes to … [Read more...]
