Hi, I'm Jordan!
Just your average 20-something Kiwi guy. Until a few years ago when I decided the 9-5 lifestyle just wasn’t for me. So I quit my job, booked a one-way ticket and never looked back. Addicted to exploring the remote or underestimated, getting totally lost while pretending I know what I am doing and seeking out cute animals and coffeeshops wherever I go…
I want this site to help you to learn more about the world and to discover quirky attractions and destinations. Hopefully, I can show you how easy it is to make your own adventure - whether its a weekend city escape or a multi-year odyssey. Just pull out your map, get inspired and GO!
Weird, Wacky Tokyo
Asia
A neon-lit, futuristic metropolis where obsessions are indulged, boundaries pushed and the lines between reality and fantasy smudged. Tokyo is everything and nothing like you expected, the perfect introduction to eccentric Japan.
January 24, 2020
Anyone with even a little bit of childlike joy in their hearts loves a trip to a Disney theme park. Whether you love the rides, meeting […]
February 3, 2019
The mysterious country of Japan has always been a source of inspiration for travel writers, painters, and musicians all over the world. Not only […]
February 1, 2020
Tokyo is a futuristic city, with massive skyscrapers, high-tech machines, and super-fast trains, but at the same time, it maintains its cultural identity, linked to a […]
February 3, 2020
A buzzing, glittering, ever-moving combination of past, present and, seemingly, future, Tokyo is a traveler’s dream. If you’re always looking for new experiences, if you are […]
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
I'm also obsessed with exploring places in the world with intense cultural, historical, nature or scientific significance. Places with a soul. Places like nowhere else on Earth. See, It's not all cocktails and luxury hotels (though there is plenty of those too!)...
Luckily UNESCO has made it easy for me to find these places having inscribed over 1000+ sites to dates. I'm slowly working my way through the list and you can see the 300-odd sites I've visited here. If nothing else, think of them as the ultimate travel cheat sheet!
Time-Warped Vienna
Europe
Imperial streetscapes lined with Baroque masterpieces, clubs hidden into abandoned subway stations - and let's not forget the sublime Weihnachtsmarkt! Vienna is simultaneously stuck in the past and utterly progressive. Here are a just few reasons why I’m in love…
January 23, 2019
If you love the majestic beauty of winter, you need to add the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival to your bucket list right away. […]
October 16, 2018
Taiwan’s capital city is a completely unique travel experience; combine eclectic history with bustling night markets and a surprisingly liveable infrastructure and you’ll get a city […]
October 23, 2018
Have you heard about the famous Ranthambore Tiger reserve safari, where it is possible to see tigers in one of the best national parks in India! […]
June 23, 2019
We all know that Lord of The Rings was essentially a nine-hour, three movie long advert for the beautiful landscape that is New Zealand. JRR Tolkien’s […]
Under the sea
Under the sea
Darling it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Under the sea
Darling it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
If you haven’t tried scuba diving yet, you are missing out! Here are my favorite dive sites in the world - but don’t find your nearest dive shop and see whats down there.
71% of the Earth’s surface is water after all, so there is more to see down there than up there!
Cultured & Chaotic Mexico City
North America
Tacos, torta & tequila - what more could you want? And all in vibrant concrete jungle built upon centuries of history, desperate to reinvent itself once again. Pack your walking shoes, fat pants, and camera. You're going to need them all!
January 13, 2019
A boutique family run hotel, H177 Hotel Campeche in Mexico offered everything you could want for the perfect stay in Mexico’s UNESCO listed rainbow city: location, […]
October 29, 2018
Currently off almost every tourist’s radar in Mexico is the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, one of my favorite places to see the real Mexico off the beaten track that […]
June 13, 2017
The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve is exactly where you want to be if you’re trying to get off-the-beaten-track in Mexico, to truly interact with friendly locals, […]
October 4, 2018
One of the top must-do experiences on any travelers or divers bucket-list is to swim with Whale Sharks – the Goliathan gentle giants of the deep […]