Everyone: Meet Johanna (short: Joh). Joh has been working as a tour guide in New Zealand for four years. Born in East Germany (just like me), Joh looks after German tourist groups visiting Aotearoa. Paul and I met Joh on a guided walking tour around the Auckland...
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Mail Forwarding New Zealand / Australia: How to get mail when you travel
While many of us receive our bills online these days, we can’t avoid physical mail altogether. So, what do you do with letters and parcels if you travel (around New Zealand or Australia) for more than just a few weeks? How do you provide proof of residential address...
Digitise your old photos, negatives and documents with this step-by-step guide
Do you want to simplify your life but have boxes upon boxes of old photos, photo albums, and even some 35mm negatives gathering dust in your attic or garage? What about those piles of old documents in your office and the recipe clippings in your kitchen? Isn’t it time...
Will long-term travel hurt your career prospects?
When we talk to people we meet on the road, we often hear them say That was a bold move or I’m not that brave, thereby referring to our decision to let go of the financial security of our well-paying careers. People are often afraid to change their lives or even just...
What is cheaper: to travel full-time or live in an expensive city like Sydney?
We’ve heard comments like You must have a lot of money to be able to afford your lifestyle or I wish I could afford your lifestyle so many times over the years, we stopped counting. Travelling full-time is actually way less expensive than many think. And with the...
Reflecting on a life of travel – An interview with Nomadic Matt
One of the most well-known and experienced travel bloggers, Matt Kepnes – better known as Nomadic Matt, was recently in London to launch the local chapter of his Nomadic Network. We happened to be there too, attending the World Travel Market. Having started our...
COVID-19: 15+ things you can do to stay healthy and positive
As more and more people are finding themselves in self-isolation or complete lock-down in the combat against the COVID-19 pandemic (including ourselves here in New Zealand), one concern that keeps coming up in our chats with friends and family is: How to stay positive...