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‘Don’t forget to take your body and soul with you, but leave your laptop and cellphone at home.’ Kiwiswiss (Kaikoura)

Beautifully put don’t you think? So is the next….

‘Try not to get too wrapped up in other people’s tips about travelling, people (all of them including you & me) are weird and have weird ideas about stuff (vaseline up the nose?). Just enjoy yourself in the way that suits you best and be nice.’ – John Paul Moss (Auckland)

My personal (more of a ‘tip’sy tip) – a scan of all important documents (passport, drivers license, visas etc) saved onto your email, just in case your wallet or suitcase happens to get ‘castaway’

Read more @ New Zealand Herald Travel Section

After 4 consecutive years at the top of the Lonely Planet Travelers Pulse survey of ‘favourite destination’ Australia have been dethroned by The United States of America – but maybe for the best reasons!

“Lonely Planet Marketing Analyst Adam Stanford said the United States had become an increasingly popular travel destination because of the exchange rate of the American dollar”

Australia have otherwise topped every year running since the Loney Planet started conducting the survey since 2004

New Zealand moved up to 5th place from 9th (in 2007).

The survey includes the opinion of over 17,500 respondents from 132 countries – the largest of its kind

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