A Writer Without a Desk: How I Managed to Write a Novella in Lockdown
[Medium, 18 May 20]
My desk is currently 18,000 km away. It has a pinboard which I stick motivational things on...
What Lockdown in New Zealand Really Looks Like From the Inside
[Young Adventuress, May 16 2020] Five adults. Three bedrooms. One lockdown in New Zealand. I never expected this.
New Zealand fined me $400 for 2 mandarins, but they’re letting Coronavirus walk in for free
[Medium, 7 April 20] It’s time Covid-19 was considered a Bio-security risk at the border
My Anti-Plastic Boyfriend Versus the Stubborn Supermarket Check-out Lady
[Medium, Oct 12 2019] A saga that represents why the planet is, indeed, doomed
Where You Stay on Holiday Can Make or Break Your Trip
[Medium, 17 June 19] How to Choose Wisely, Featuring my No#1 Recommendation for Bratislava
5 Crazy Traditions for Easter Weekend in Czech Republic
[Medium, 30 Apr 19] The Easter holiday in Czech Republic is a fun time, full of Spring and sunshine and happy smiles. It is not...
No Rules Vietnam - An Unexpected Local Encounter in Hanoi
[Intrepid Times, 29 Apr 19] It was a fairly normal travel day; chaotic, hot, sweaty...
One Month in Vietnam: A Poem
[Medium, 31 Mar 19] From Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, a wing-it kind of adventure...
Returning Home After Long Term Travel
[Intrepid Times, 5 Feb 19] It’s a tough one, returning home from an extended trip overseas. 10 months in Europe, 88 beds...
Cutting it Fine in Slovenia
[Intrepid Times, 10 Dec 18] A few days before, I’d seen a chalk board outside a salon saying “Striženje €10”...
Schloss Neuschwanstein Survival
[Intrepid Times, 6 Nov 18] It was a beautiful, bright, crisp Autumn day and the orange leaves lining the highway were...
Frost and Familiarity: Impressions of Zagreb
[Intrepid Times, 26 Oct 18] I sat on the train gazing up at the large grey pillows filling the sky, feeling small and insignificant...
Boxing my way to the top: 60 Minutes in Czech Gym Class
[Identity K, 26 Aug 18] Having no prior knowledge (or interest) in the sport of boxing, I was generously enthusiastic...
Chancing Across Orangerie Schloss in Potsdam, Germany
[Identity K, 10 July 2018] Potsdam is full of treasures: the Sanssouci garden (where my picnic was abruptly interrupted by vicious...
Living It Up in Prague, Czech Republic, on NZ$50 a Day
[Identity K, 10 Jul 18] I was a little tentative about arriving in this foreign country Czech Republic, having no idea how to...
Gibraltar on £5 *not*
[Track That Travel, 1 Jul 18] When I arrived in La Linea, the Spanish town outside of Gibraltar, I realised I had done very little research. Having been in Spain for...
Portuguese Fish Cakes and a Rookie Mistake
[Identity K, 30 Jun 18] It was laundry day. Some days, you’ve just got to get the essentials done. I...
London 10km: Running Commentary
[Identity K, 20 Jun 18] 7:10am. My third alarm goes off and I drag myself to breakfast – pearled malted barley wheats...
Running in Foreign Lands
[RunThrough UK, 15 Jun 18] It’s easy to measure our running at home, on our regular routes. We push ourselves out the door in the sun, rain, dawn...
Two Bikes. 79 Miles. One Whinge: England
[Identity K, 10 Jun 18] “'Sussex on a Shoestring', how does this one sound? Three days, lovely views, we can stay in...
The Spanish Castle That Allows You to Be King (If Only for a Moment)
[Stuff Travel, 7 May 18] My neck ached from straining to look up for the last 5 minutes. There was no doubt about it...
Eze Village, French Riviera: Underrated and Overlooked
[Identity K, 23 Apr 18] I yanked my earphones out of my ears and hastily scooped up my bag...
5 Things You Didn't Know About Valencia [Identity K, 12 Apr 18]
[Identity K, 12 Apr 18] Valencia is a city I didn’t know much about before arriving. But on the free...
Hostel Experience Shames Dunedin Flats
[Otago Daily Times, 3 Apr 18] People have been asking me "How do you cope, living out a bag and in hostels all the time?" The truth is, it’s amazing...
Quirky Things in Barcelona: Free Tour
[Identity K, 29 Mar 18] If you’re looking at a city and wondering how on earth you can cover it...
The Downward Spiral of Hungry: Overthinking and Overlooking in Nice
[Identity K, 23 Mar 18] On my first night in Nice I was in the supermarket trying to find something...
That Time I Sprinted 15 Minutes in the Rain with my Pack in France
[Identity K, 23 Mar 18] I stood at the bus stop in the pouring rain, waiting for the 8:40am bus to...
The ULTIMATE New Zealand Road Trip: Destination Guide
[Identity K, 13 Feb 18] Two thousand, one hundred kilometres covered, phew! Here’s...
Nudity and Rudity
[Critic Magazine, 24 Apr 16] After spending some time in a nude sauna in Finland, Kirsty Gordge explores public nudity in New Zealand, asking the big...
The Mindfulness Blog
Why do we love to travel? What do we hope to find? Join me as I explore some of this over on the Mindfulness Blog.