Monthly Archives: May 2008

Plan Less, Travel More, Grab a Bargain

Abandon your plans, throw away the brochures and take the flight of fancy. Jump into the swirling pool of last minute travel opportunities and see where you end up. Roderick Eime dares you. For many, the family holiday is as … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Plan Less, Travel More, Grab a Bargain

The Last Mahouts

They stood before us like condemned men, their proud tradition and heritage had run its course. These well-weathered, handsome men of the jungle were the last real mahouts, trained in the ancient and dangerous art of wild elephant capture. The … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Last Mahouts

The Brand of the Long White Cloud

Published Sunday Telegraph Escape – 6 May 2007 – © Roderick Eime [PDF] “New Zealand. Show me one good thing about it,” asked a cynical Peter FitzSimons in Tourism NZ’s highly successful 2004 TV campaign. His artificial rhetoric has come … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The Brand of the Long White Cloud