TravelSkite: Why would you bother?

skite (skait) NZ/Austral. informal. ~vb. (intr.) 1. to boast. ~n. 2. boastful talk. 3. a person who boasts.

"Only connect..." [Dedication, Howards End, E.M. Forster] - a highfalutin way of saying that this blog is all about how travel isn't separate from ordinary life: once you've been somewhere, the experience is part of you and you'll be reminded of it randomly and unexpectedly for the rest of your lifetime. Or your memory's lifetime. Whichever ends first.

The photos are all mine (except where obviously not). They, and the writing, are ©. But you knew that.

Disclaimer: Though most of the travel described here was given to me free (I KNOW!) I aim to be impartial. But these guys are professionals, plus I only go to places I'm interested in, so I pretty much always have a great time.

Website: www.pamelawade.co.nz

Stories published in 2023

Total: 23 stories in 7 publications/websites, including: New Zealand: Three Harbours tour (MCD); Collingwood (MCD); Kinloch (MCD); Clyde (MCD); Wairarapa (MCD); Akaroa (MCD); Riverton (MCD); Walk Waiheke (MCD); Te Ara Hura Waiheke (SST); Runholder review (Stuff); Miramar (Post); Parehau Resort review (SST) Australia: Broome (SST); Cape York (SST) Ireland: Irish People (NZH); Ireland road trip (SST) UK: Newcastle (Press) France: Inside Paris (SST) Canada: Whistler (Stuff); Icefields Parkway (SST) USA: LA Museum of Death (Stuff) Peru: Amazon cruise (SST) General: Silversea cruises (NZH)

Stories published in 2022

Total: 60 stories in 7 publications/websites, including:

New Zealand:

Waiheke Sculpture on the Gulf (SST); Holiday Inn Remarkables Park (Stuff; Escape Australia); Southland Secrets (SST); Queenstown Creative (Stuff); NZ v the World (SST); Queenstown Non-Ski (MCD magazine); Butterfly Creek (SST); Christchurch Animal Encounters (Stuff); East Cape circuit (MCD); Arrowtown (AA Directions); Christchurch Animal Attractions (SST)

World Famous in NZ series (SST): Organ Pipes, Dunedin; Auckland Zoo; Mataatua Whakatane; Footprints Waipoua; Collingwood Museum; Perky's Floating Bar; Highlands Motorsport Park Cromwell; Motuara Bird Sanctuary Cruise; Paeroa L&P; Waiheke Snorkel; Tairawhiti Museum; Eastern Southland Gallery; Bannockburn Sluicings; Te Ana Rock Art; Brick Bay Sculpture Trail; Zealong Tea Estate; Nga Manu Nature Reserve; White Hart New Plymouth; Albertlands Museum Wellsford; Middleton Model Railway Eketahuna; Cathedral Cliffs; Ashburton Aviation Museum; Ohinemutu, Rotorua; Foxton Windmill; Zealandia Night Tour; Bearded Mining Co, Reefton; Lava Glass Studio Taupo; Rakiura Quiz Night; Waiuku Titanomagnetite; Kawau Island; Kawau Island; Wanaka Lavender Farm

General:

Best destination (SST)

Australia:

Kakadu (SST); Tasmania Walks (NZH/Tourism Oz); Coral Coast (NZH/Tourism Oz); Driving the Bibbulmun (Stuff/Press); Ningaloo Whale Sharks (SST); Stuart Highway (SST); Rottnest Island (SST); Red Centre (Stuff/Press)

Fiji:

Yasawa Islands (SST)

Europe:

River Cruising (Stuff)

USA:

Los Angeles shelter dog walk (STuff/Press); Atchafalaya Crawdads (SST)

Stories published in 2018

Total: 98 stories in 12 publications/websites including:

New Zealand: Taupo cruise (Sunday Star-Times); Waterworks Coromandel (Sunday Star-Times); WOW Museum Nelson (Sunday Star-Times); WOW show Wellington (NZWW); Invercargill Motor Museum (Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations); Abel Tasman NP (Sunday Star-Times); Onetangi Beach Races (Herald on Sunday); Takapuna Heritage Walk (Sunday Star-Times); Kauri Museum (Sunday Star-Times); Castlepoint Lighthouse (Sunday Star-Times); Civic Theatre (Sunday Star-Times); Pop-Up Globe (Sunday Star-Times); Clay Cliffs (Sunday Star-Times); Te Papa (Sunday Star-Times); Colin McCahon House (Sunday Star-Times); Abel Tasman Kayaks (NZ Woman's Weekly); Northern Explorer (Sunday Star-Times); Ulva Island (Sunday Star-Times); Durie Hill Whanganui (Sunday Star-Times); Bay of Plenty (Press); Tikitiki church (Sunday Star-Times); E Hayes (Sunday Star-Times); Christchurch Helicopters (stuff, NZ Herald); ChCh Adventure Park (Sunday Star-Times); Lady Knox Geyser (Sunday Star-Times); Sanctuary Mountain (Sunday Star-Times); Feilding Saleyard (Sunday Star-Times); Ruapehu Crater Walk (Sunday Star-Times); Browns Island kayak (Sunday Star-Times); Castle Hill (Sunday Star-Times); Hump Ridge Track (Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations); Moeraki Boulders (Sunday Star-Times); Kapiti Coast (Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations); Muriwai gannet colony (Sunday Star-Times); Kapiti Island (Press); Rere Rockslide (Sunday Star-Times); Waiuku (Stuff); Mt Tarawera flight (Sunday Star-Times); Slope Point (Sunday Star-Times); Waikato kayak (Sunday Star-Times); Tongariro Alpine Crossing (Sunday Star-Times); Karangahake Gorge (Sunday Star-Times); Norsewood (Sunday Star-Times); SkyWalk (Sunday Star-Times); Margaret Mahy Playground (Sunday Star-Times); TSS Earnslaw (Sunday Star-Times); Shantytown (Sunday Star-Times); Centre of NZ (Sunday Star-Times); Waiheke Walking Festival (Sunday Star-Times); Christchurch Sea Kayaking (Sunday Star-Times); Auckland Bridge Climb (Sunday Star-Times); Punakaiki Pancake Rocks (Sunday Star-Times); Aviation Museum ChCh (Sunday Star-Times); Waikumete Cemetery (Sunday Star-Times); Cape Farewell (Sunday Star-Times)

Antarctica: Silversea cruise (NZWW, Cruiseabout, NZ Herald, Sunday Star-Times); 2018 Top Pick (Sunday Star-Times)

Africa: DIY v VIP Safari (NZ Herald); Rwandan gorillas (MiNDFOOD, NZ Herald); Luxury hotels (Travel Associates)

USA: Winchester Mystery House (Herald on Sunday); New England cruise (Flight Centre blog); Fairmont Orchid Hawaii (Sunday Star-Times)

UK: North Marston (North & South)

Ireland: Coolmore Stud (Sunday Star-Times)

Europe: Christmas cruise (Flight Centre blog)

France: Seine cruise (Flight Centre blog); Rhone cruise (Flight Centre blog)

Greece: Santorini (Sunday Star-Times)

Norway: Azamara cruise (Wanderlust); Silversea cruise (Flight Centre blog, Mindfood Australia, NZWW)

Iceland: Horse trek (NZ Woman's Weekly)

Australia: Barossa Valley (Wanderlust); Tasmania (Flight Centre blog); Ghan (Flight Centre blog); Murray River (Flight Centre blog); Magnetic Island (Sunday Star-Times)

Tahiti: French Polynesia (Wanderlust)

Hawaii: Hotel Molokai (NZ Herald); Uncruise (Herald on Sunday)

General: Flight check Air Chathams (NZ Herald); Flight check LATAM (NZ Herald); Flight check Emirates (NZ Herald); Packing tips (Wanderlust); Travel photography (NZ Herald); Airbnb Experience (Stuff); Ship Check (NZ Herald); How to choose a cruise (Sunday Star-Times); Broadening the mind (NZ Herald); Flight Check Icelandair (NZ Herald); Editorial - Christmas (Sunday Star-Times)

Stories published in 2017

Total: 55 stories in 12 publications/websites including:

New Zealand: Whittakers Music Museum (Sunday Star-Times); Wanaka Puzzling World (Sunday Star-Times); SegWai (NZH Weekend); Airbnb (Otago Daily Times); Lost Gypsy Gallery (Sunday Star-Times); Croydon Air (Sunday Star-Times); Giant's House Akaroa (Sunday Star-Times): Taieri Gorge Railway (Sunday Star-Times); Omaka Aviation Museum (Sunday Star-Times); Christchurch (NZ Woman's Weekly); Tawhiti Museum (Sunday Star-Times); Great Barrier Island (Sunday Star-Times); Driving Creek Railway (Sunday Star-Times); Stewart Island cruise (Sunday Star-Times); White Heron Tours (Sunday Star-Times); Auckland (North & South); Azamara cruise (Mindfood, NZ Herald); Gore Moonshine Museum (Sunday Star-Times); Stewart Island kiwi spotting (NZ Woman's Weekly); Weta Cave (Sunday Star-Times); White Island (Sunday Star-Times); Wanaka tree (Sunday Star-Times); Doubtful Sound cruise (NZ Woman's Weekly); Naseby curling (Sunday Star-Times); Mellonsfolly (Sunday Star-Times); Gum-digger's Park (Sunday Star-Times)

Australia: Sydney (NZ Woman's Weekly, Otago Daily Times)

Tahiti: Flight Check (NZ Herald); Bora Bora (Herald on Sunday); Tahiti x5 (Sunday Star-Times)

New Caledonia: 36 hours in Noumea (Herald on Sunday)

Ecuador: Galapagos cruise (AA Directions)

USA: Lafayette (World); Gettysburg (NZ Listener)

Canada: Rocky Mountaineer (NZ Herald)

Hawaii: Molokai (Sunday Star-Times); Kilauea (NZ Herald)

UK: Trough of Bowland (Herald on Sunday)

France: Paris Pet Cemetery (NZ Herald)

Turkey: Prince's Islands (Press/Stuff); Coach tour (NZ Herald)

South Africa: Rovos Rail (World, Mindfood)

Zambia: Royal Zambezi Lodge (Sunday Star-Times)

Kenya: David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (Stuff, Press, Dominion Post)

General: Museum guilt (NZ Herald); Rhino poaching (NZ Listener); Suitcase security (NZ Herald); Location dislocation (NZ Herald); Tourism training (NZ Herald); Going incommunicado (NZ Herald)

Stories published in 2016

Total: 34 stories in 8 publications/websites including:

New Zealand: Waiheke Beach Races (North & South); Wellington (SilverKris online); Helicopter destinations (Luxury Travel insert); Fuller's ferries (Gulf News); Tour de Coromandel (Sunday Star-Times, NZ Life & Leisure); Whanganui (NZ Herald); Wanaka (SilverKris online); Christchurch (SilverKris online)

Australia: WA Trees (NZ Herald); WA Kimberley cruise (World); QLD Ingham (NZ Herald); SA Gawler Wilderness (NZ Herald)

Europe: Silversea cruise (NZ Herald); Paris Greeters (NZ Herald); Gallipoli (Sunday Star-Times); Seine cruise (Simply You Living)

Pacific: Tahiti (NZ Herald)

South America: Ecuador (World); Amazon cruise (NZ Herald)

North America: Silversea cruise (World); New Orleans (Press); Room Check Chicago (NZ Herald); Washington DC (Otago Daily Times); Room Check Peninsula NYC (NZ Herald)

UK: Canal cruise (Otago Daily Times); Scotland (Herald on Sunday); Norfolk Broads (Herald on Sunday)

General: Flight test (Sunday Star-Times) (NZ Herald) (NZ Herald); cruising (NZ Herald); more cruising (NZ Herald)

Stories published in 2015

Total: 40 print and 1 web in 10 publications/websites including:

New Zealand: NZx7 (SilverKris - Singapore Airlines); Waiheke Island (Herald on Sunday, NZ Herald); Auckland Escapes (Herald on Sunday); Wellington (NZ Herald, Silverkris); NZ insert (Luxury magazine); Mellonsfolly (AA Directions); Hobbiton (Sawasdee - Thai Airlines)

Australia: Kakadu (NZ Herald); Fremantle (NZ Herald); Townsville (NZ Herald); Perth x5 (NZ Herald); Kimberley (NZ Herald); Cottesloe Sculpture (NZ Herald); Rottnest Island (NZ Herald); Spirit of Queensland (NZ Herald)

Europe: Danube cruise (NZ Listener, Let's Travel, MiNDFOOD, NZ Woman's Weekly); Rhine cruise (NZ Herald)

South Africa: Phinda safari (Sunday Star-Times)

France: Seine cruise (Let's Travel, Herald on Sunday); Rhone cruise (Let's Travel)

USA: Amtrak (NZ Herald); Chicago (Herald on Sunday)

UAE: Dubai desert ride (NZ Herald)

UK: Glasgow (Herald on Sunday)

Canada: Silversea cruise (NZ Herald)

Thailand: North of Bangkok (NZ Herald); Forensic Museum (New Zealand Herald)

Peru: Sacred Valley (NZ Herald)

General: Dogs on a plane (NZ Herald); Making memories (NZ Herald); Perfect Passenger (NZ Herald); River cruising (NZ Herald); Rhine v Rhone (NZ Herald); Best of 2015 (NZ Herald)

China: Macau (travel2next.com)

Stories published in 2014

Total: 28 print and 5 web stories in 14 publications/websites including:

Ecuador: Ecuador (Herald on Sunday)

Tahiti: Inland safari (NZ Herald); On the Cheap (NZ Herald); Bar/Fly (NZ Herald)

New Zealand: Hobbiton (Windsor Star, Montreal Gazette, Leader-Post, Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal); Paradise Trail (New Zealand Herald, The Province, Vancouver Sun); Stewart Island (NZ Herald); Real Dog Adventures (NZ Listener); Cool South (NZ Herald); Hump Ridge Track (NZ Herald); Catlins (NZ Herald); NZ Detours x6 (AA Directions)

Australia: Fremantle (Total Travel Yahoo); Townsville (Total Travel Yahoo); Port Lincoln (Total Travel Yahoo); Flinders (Total Travel Yahoo): Brickendon (Total Travel Yahoo); Queensland (Herald on Sunday); Secret Australia x4 (Tourism Australia)

USA: Alaska cruise (NZ Herald); Anchorage (NZ Herald); Wisconsin (NZ Herald); Washington state (Herald on Sunday); Las Vegas (Herald on Sunday); Bar/Fly Juneau (NZ Herald); Salem (NZ Herald)

Canada: Train trips (NZ Herald)

France: Rhone cruise (Mindfood)

Germany: Munich (NZ Listener)

South Africa: Rhino poaching (Southland Times, Nelson Mail, Taranaki Daily News, Timaru Herald); Safari (NZ Herald).

Comment: Perfect Passenger (NZ Herald)

Stories Published in 2013

Total: 41 print and 3 web in 14 publications/websites, including:

New Zealand: Hobbiton (NZ Herald, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Star Phoenix, The Province, canada.com); Rail Trail (NZ Herald); Hayes Engineering (Press, Southland Times); Northland (NZ Herald); East Cape (Let's Travel); Mandeville (Press, Southland Times); Great Barrier Island (Dominion Post); Queenstown (Yahoo.com); Northern Explorer (NZ Herald)

Cook Islands: Rarotonga (NZ Herald)

Loyalty Islands: Mare (NZ Herald)

Fiji: Cruise (NZ Herald)

Pacific: Palm Sundays (NZ Herald)

Tahiti: Fakarava (NZ Herald)

Vietnam: Ha Giang (Press); North Vietnam (Herald on Sunday)

USA: Everett, WA (NZ Herald); Alaska cruise (Mindfood)

Canada: Fairmont hotels (stuff.co.nz)

Scotland: Bonnie Prince Charlie (Press); Britannia (NZ Herald)

France: Rhone cruise (Dominion Post, NZ Herald)

Europe: Coach tour (NZ Herald)

Portugal: Alentejo (Press); Lisbon (Dominion Post)

Netherlands: Amsterdam (Herald on Sunday)

Chile: Easter Island (NZ Herald, Press)

Dubai: Burj Khalifa (NZ Herald)

General: Europe by Rail (NZ Herald, Press); Cruising (NZ Herald); Biosecurity (NZ Herald); Rhino poaching (Mindfood)

Stories published in 2012

Total: 39 print and 59 web in 14 publications/websites, including:

New Zealand: Parihaka (NZ Herald); Queenstown (NZ Woman's Weekly, Dominion Post, Vacations & Travel); Queenstown to Glenorchy (Yahoo!); Ruapehu (Dominion Post, NZ Woman's Weekly); Hollyford Valley (NZ Herald, Dominion Post); Taranaki (NZ Herald); Great Barrier Island (AA Directions, Yahoo!); Christchurch (NZ Herald); Te Anau to Milford (Yahoo!); Mahia Peninsula (Yahoo!); Northland (Dominion Post)

Australia: Queensland (Get Up & Go); Bay of Fires, Great Barrier Reef, Freycinet, Quoll Patrol, Gawler Wilderness, Cape York, Tiwi Islands, Gordon River, Port Lincoln, Cattle Drive, Darwin, Broome x2, Margaret River, Ningaloo Reef, Bibbulmun Track, Launceston, Red Centre, Tasmania, Busselton, Uluru x2, South Australia, Coober Pedy, Stuart Highway, Western Australia, Katherine, Merrepin, Heysen Trail (Stuff); Albany WA (NZ Herald); Adelaide (AA Directions)

Cook Islands: Aitutaki (NZ Herald)

England: Highclere Castle (Blogger At Large, Get Up & Go); Cutty Sark (Press); SS Great Britain (Air France); Norwich (Air France); Longhope (Air France); Game Fair (NZ Herald)

Ireland: Dublin (Yahoo!); Titanic (Herald on Sunday, Press); Coolmore Stud (Air France)

Mauritius: Mauritius (Yahoo!, NZ Listener)

Denmark: Copenhagen (Press, Air France, Air France, Air France)

United Arab Emirates: Dubai (Dominion Post); Abu Dhabi (Press)

Macau: Macau (Tiger Tales)

Netherlands: Amsterdam (Air France)

Scotland: Edinburgh (Air France)

France: Beaune (Air France); Lyon (Air France); Arles (Air France); Avignon (Air France); Provence (Air France); Rhone (NZ Herald)

Germany: Munich (Air France); Rudesheim (Air France); Cologne (Air France); Berlin (Air France)

Hungary: Budapest (Air France)

Poland: Krakow (Air France); Stalag Luft 3 (North & South)

Czech Republic: Prague (Air France)

Austria: Vienna (Air France)

Peru: Lima (Air France)

Chile: Santiago (Air France)

Ecuador: Zumbuhua (Air France)

Argentina: Buenos Aires (NZ Herald)

Latin America: Latin America (Dominion Post); Iguassu (Press)

Europe: Coach tour (Press)

Stories Published in 2011

Total: 63 stories in 13 publications, including:

USA: Grand Coulee Dam (Press); Winthrop WA (Press); Tulalip WA (NZ Herald); Leavenworth WA (NZ Herald); Seattle (Herald on Sunday)
New Zealand: Brown's Island, Akl (Let's Travel); TranzAlpine (Herald on Sunday); Kaitaia (NZ Herald); Takapuna, Brown's Island, Auckland Bridge (Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations); East Cape (Dominion Post, Yahoo!); Waiheke (Yahoo!); Dart River (Dominion Post); SH16 (Yahoo!)

England: Highclere Castle (NZ Herald, Press, Next)

Ireland: Croke Park (NZ Herald); Slievemore (NZ Herald); Westport (NZ Woman's Weekly); Waterford (Press)
Scotland : Glasgow (Yahoo!); Engineering (Herald on Sunday)
Australia: Winton, Qld (Herald on Sunday); Longreach, Qld (NZ Herald); Victoria (NZ Herald, Dominion Post); Charleville, Qld (NZ Herald); Spirit of the Outback (Let's Travel, Get Up & Go); Capricorn Coast (Let's Travel); Tasmania (NZ Herald, Dominion Post, NZ Herald); Thursday Island (Let's Travel); Ningaloo Reef (NZ Herald); Red Centre (NZ Listener); Denmark (NZ Herald); Heysen Trail SA (NZ Herald); Bibbulmun Trail WA (NZ Herald); Flinders SA (North & South)

India: Jaipur (Dominion Post)
Mauritius: Mauritius (Dominion Post)

Reunion Island: Reunion Island (NZ Herald)

Macau: Macau (Let's Travel)

Peru: Amazon (NZ Listener); Inca Trail (NZ Herald)

Germany: Rhine cruise (Press)

Denmark: Copenhagen (NZ Herald)

Stories Published in 2010

Total: 51 stories in 13 publications, including:
Wales: Portmeirion (Herald on Sunday); Snowdon (NZ Herald); Anglesey (Herald on Sunday)
Ireland: Clare (NZ Woman's Weekly)
England: Lincoln (NZ Herald); Oxford (NZ Herald)
Cook Islands: Aitutaki (NZ Herald, Weekends & Short Breaks)
New Zealand: Milford Track (NZ Herald, Press, Herald on Sunday, NZ Woman's Weekly, Let's Travel); Waiheke (Herald on Sunday); Waitakeres (Herald on Sunday); Kaikoura (Herald on Sunday)
Australia: Adelaide (Explore, NZ Herald); Eyre Peninsula (Explore); Capricorn Coast (NZ Herald); Lady Elliot Island (NZ Herald); Alice Springs (NZ Herald); Northern Territory (NZ Herald, Herald on Sunday); 1770/Agnes Waters (NZ Herald)
USA: California (NZ Herald, Press); Washington (NZ Herald)
Ecuador: Quito (NZ Life & Leisure); Chiva Express (Press, Dominion Post)
Peru: Cusco (NZ Herald)
Mauritius: Mauritius (NZ Herald)
Reunion Island: Reunion (Press)
New Caledonia: Tiendanite (NZ Herald)
China: Cruise (NZ Herald)

Saturday 23 October 2010

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