With Jade moving down to Queenstown and last chance with our own set of wheels up north we had to make a last stint of the North. The choice was between northland and Great Barrier. There was also the thought of the East Cape as we got to check that area out but as always needed more time.
With a heat wave looming over the south Island of New Zealand it was an easy decision to get to the west coast, over to Jackson Bay. Peanut, my Land Rover had the summer canvas roof on, strapped some boards and the boot packed we set off through the southern alps
Nest Fest was on the agenda. Car was packed, board on the roof, we left the mount for Napier, more so Havelock North to be specific. We decided to leave East Cape for the return leg to be less of a rush. With the raging heat we stopped in Ohope, then swimming in rivers and learning about
A week of fishing, one fish caught. A long time of nothing but trying. Well that and a bit of 4wding, camping and enjoying the outdoors of the southern Alps of New Zealand with my mate Joe.
If someone asked me where do you see yourself in 10 years, Cover of Rolling Stones? Yeah right, you don't wanna hear me try make music. 10 years is out of the question let alone three years. But three years ago I did visit Mongolia and knew i’d be back. Going back there was one trip that made
Recently I travelled to Tasmania to work with an amazing outdoor chef, Sarah Glover. Tasmania has been a place I’ve wanted to go to for some time, I’ve heard a lot about it so I was pretty excited to get over there. I was pretty lucky enough to have Sarah accomodate me and show me around the area.
Will and Bear partnered with Drizabone to collaborate with for a summer release. Loz gave me a call, they were coming over to New Zealand to shoot the collab campaign and video. I was pretty excited for another trip
The first time with Will and Bear, we actually kicked off on such an amazing note. So many interests that we had in common. Anything vintage, tiny homes, the outdoors, living on the road, surfing, adventures. A spontaneous moment I invited Alex overseas for lad's trip. He said it was exactly what he needed.
A gallery of images in the dirty south to visually please the ocean lovers.
Sony flew me to Korea (click here if you haven't read it) and I figured japan is so close I might as well go there. I’ve heard and seen so much of Japan. The immense culture, insane powder for skiing, stunning architecture, cherry blossom, history, there's a lot to it. Japan’s always been on my list to properly