Hi, I’m Tristan and I love an adventure

Hi, I’m Tristan – a New Zealander who has spent the better part of the last decade abroad, chasing the kind of travel that doesn’t fit neatly on a postcard. I’m a travel-bug, a wanderluster, or whatever you call someone who’d rather be halfway up a mountain in Nepal than sitting in a cubicle.

It started, as these things tend to, with one trip that was only ever meant to last a few months. Forty-seven countries and six continents later, I’m still going. I’ve walked ancient pilgrimage trails in Japan, summited Kilimanjaro, run on kava time in Vanuatu, and made a genuinely impressive number of mistakes along the way – missed flights, a lost passport, a scooter I should never have rented, and one memorable rabies scare in India.

This blog is where I write it all down properly. Not the highlight-reel version, but the useful stuff: where to actually stay, what things really cost, which hike is worth the early start, and what I wish I’d known before I went. I’d rather cover a handful of places deeply than the whole world thinly, so you’ll find far more Vanuatu, Kumano Kodo and Kilimanjaro here than you will Paris.

When I’m not writing I’m usually behind a camera, on a trail, or plotting the next trip from home base in Tauranga, New Zealand. If that sounds like your kind of travel, stick around – I write these guides so you can get lost, and have the adventure of a lifetime (or a lifetime of adventure).

Happy Travels, Tristan