I’m releasing my Italian roadtrip feature film. We take in the best of Italy – Aosta, Lake Como, Venice, Cinque Terre, Tuscany, Umbria and the Amalfi Coast. Do Italians know the secret to the Good Life? Two strangers travel through Italy searching for la dolce vita, asking local people about love, life and happiness, and […]
I’m a big fan of a little book by Paulo Coelho called the Alchemist. Many book snobs would like to say Paulo’s writing is simplistic, but I quite like his understated style and as with a good song, why complicate things with too many words! Paulo believes we all have a personal calling, a special […]
As many of you would know, I have been involved in travel video production for quite a while. I recently took a trip to New Zealand to test a new concept I’ve devised called Top 5 Tour – handpicked location guides that provide tourists with succinct, honest information about the best place to eat, drink, […]
For those visiting Queenstown or Wanaka, the Cardrona Valley is becoming the new must see day trip destination. The beautifully scenic road along Cardrona Valley merges with the route over the Crown Range which, at 1121 metres, is the highest main road in New Zealand. Here are our hand picked choices for where to eat, […]
Ulva Island is a predator free bird sanctuary off Stewart Island in the deep south of New Zealand. Ulva’s Guided Walks was established by Ulva Goodwillie in 2000, fulfilling a need for visitors to have a guide show them around Ulva Island Bird Sanctuary. Ulva Goodwillie was named after Ulva Island and is a direct […]
Top5Tour handpicks the best to EAT, DRINK, SLEEP, DO and SHOP at each location we visit. If you like any of the Dunedin videos, please like and comment on youtube, and share, as it helps get the video to the top of search. To see extended interviews with the passionate people behind each business – […]
When British television chef and restaurateur Rick Stein was told he could choose to go anywhere in the world to write a travel article for English newspaper the Daily Mail, he chose Fleurs Place in Moeraki, New Zealand. The restaurant, run by the inimitable Fleur Sullivan, was ‘Just one of those places that keeps cropping […]
Top5Tour handpicks the best to EAT, DRINK, SLEEP, DO and SHOP at each location we visit. To see extended interviews with the passionate people behind each business – EAT – Simon from Inati DRINK – Nick from OGB SLEEP – Nisha from Ecovilla DO – K.T. from Christchurch Sea Kayaking SHOP – Deric from The […]
On Thursday 15th February, 8pm I will be screening my motorcycle adventure film at the Hollywood Cinema, Sumner, Christchurch. The film documents my journey from Victoria, across the Nullarbor to Western Australia, up the coast to Broome, and finishing on the epic Gibb River Road. I introduce you to the people I met, the places […]
Just in time for Christmas I have some Dvd’s of the original Meet a Local travel series featuring the East Coast and Outback of Australia. This groundbreaking series, copied by Lonely Planet (six degrees), believes the best way to explore a new destination, is to connect with the people who live there. At each location […]
