Photography overnights and how to plan for them
For most landscape photographers, including myself, it’s all about being in the right place at the right time, seemingly easy you’d think...
Great Outdoors Photography - 4 Top Tips
With so much space to roam and so many places yet to capture, the great outdoors quite possibly the most interested yet hardest place to...
Wild Camping & Photography - Why do we do it?
I recently have been asked a few times on my wild camping experiences and well simply - why do I do it? Which brings me to the notion -...
My Top 3 Multi-day hikes of the North Island
I have been fortunate enough to have resided in the North Island of New Zealand for the last 2 years. During that time I have tried to...
Why you need to visit Nelson Lakes National Park
A recent trip of mine brought me to a place I have, ever since, wanted to imminently return to; Nelson Lakes National Park. A 7 day hike...
Tongariro: Why you need to visit Middle Earth
Within the 4 years I've lived in New Zealand for, I've pretty much evened out my time between living in North and South Islands, getting...
Walking the Great 9 - The Milford Track
“The finest walk in the world” – Milford Track Known as “the finest walk in the world”, people come from far and wide to embark on the...
The Last Straw - Your home in the Outdoors - Tents
Going off the beaten track is possibly the most fun you can have on an adventure, finding somewhere new and using your outdoor skills to...
Planning & Organising with Phone Photos
When I was a kid and my dad would take me to play rugby, I learnt very quickly to check I had everything and ‘tick’ it off in my head...
The Last Straw - Bottle Vs Bladder
Remaining hydrated is fundamental to health and life and is one of the key essentials when you’re off on your wild wonders. For over a...
