Author: mark

Born in the deep south of the South Island of New Zealand (think Lord of the Rings landscapes), I grew up enjoying the outdoors. Spiritual home is Nelson, at the top of the South Island, a region with beaches, mountains and the most sunshine hours per annum, where I spent my teenage years. I've also lived in Rotorua (surrounded by hot mud pools) and Auckland (sitting on sixty dormant and extinct volcanoes – yes, count them!) but then took the epic journey to London six years ago to establish a base from which to explore Europe. Traveling is in my blood – my mother originally came from the Netherlands (at the age of eight) and I'm happiest on the move. A couple of years ago my wife and I spent six months backpacking through South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand, and South America – and would love to that all again although now more difficult with a 4 year old and less than 6 month old in tow.
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