Scouted Trips

People and Places

My happy place: Kerre McIvor finally feels at home in the Hokianga

My happy place: Judy Bailey shares why Flaxmill Bay fills her with joy

My happy place: Author Christine Leunens on her adopted hometown of Nelson

My Happy Place

How to eat your way around Taranaki with all the best local offerings

End of the earth: Jo Seagar leads us on a foodie tour of Stewart Island 

Exploring Hurunui: Glamping, wineries and horse riding through the hills

Food writer and TV presenter Peta Mathais discovers paradise in Tairua

Haggis schmaggis: Dunedin is a foodie haven that's well worth a visit

Why every foodie needs to book a trip to the Wairarapa 

Foodie Favourites

Redwoods, hot pools and Eat Street: Peta Mathias enjoys a grand tour of Rotorua

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Exploring Ōamaru: Blue penguins, cheese rolls and an untouched historic quarter

Travelling around Scotland in a campervan with toddlers couldn't dampen Jackie van Beek's sense of adventure. She shares all her travel tips in this Q&A.

Travelling from Wellington to Auckland on the overnight train to go roller skating with family friends. 

A whirlwind tour of Aotearoa for our “Do Something New, New Zealand” campaign with Tourism New Zealand. 

Exploring Croatia with my husband, comedian Jesse Griffin. 

A tour around the Scottish Highlands in torrential rain, with two toddlers in a campervan. 

Edinburgh. The weather, the castles, the vomit on buses. 

Person I would jump off a moving train to avoid travelling with: 

Wheelie bag for city trips. Bikini, one-piece or muumuu? 

Bikini for outdoor swimming. One-piece for indoors. 

The Luminaries – it took me an entire summer! 

Best-kept secret in New Zealand (that I’m willing to share): 

A tiny cove in Kororareka at the base of Flagstaff Hill. 

The swimming holes found outside of Alice Springs. 

Kororareka, Bay of Islands. IMAGE SUPPLIED

Eight weeks in Europe with the family – when it’s safe to travel again! 

Holiday when you’re not having a holiday: 

A walk up Maungawhau (Mt Eden), a beer in the backyard, then marshmallows roasted over a steel drum. 

Remember you will be more exhausted – not less exhausted – after your holiday. But it can still be fun! 