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.
May 3, 2019
Japan’s old imperial capital has history radiating from every building, every temple, and shrine, every blossom-filled garden. Kyoto is an altogether different pace to Tokyo and […]
May 3, 2019
If you’re anything like us, you’ll have a constantly-updating list of things you want to do in particular countries. Whether it’s written down or not, those […]
February 3, 2019
The timeless and exotic country of Japan is always in the top-ten lists of travelers around the world. With beautiful landscapes and giant entertainment industry, there […]
October 13, 2018
Tokyo, one of the world’s biggest and most vibrant metropolises, is a crazy mix or past present and future that intoxicated travelers without fail. While you […]
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…
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!
September 16, 2018
Campeche – a stunning colonial UNESCO World Heritage site in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula – is like something straight out of a fairy tale, complete with pirates, […]
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 […]
July 13, 2017
For anyone who has traveled within Latin America, you will know…well, while there is always a gay scene to be found, it is not frequently loud, […]
October 5, 2018
Mexico City, one of the biggest cities on Earth, has in recent years also become a burgeoning tourism magnet after cleaning up its act. Development […]