June 16, 2010: I am excited to announce that I have a new blog, What I'm Eating. It's all about, well, what I'm eating - food enthusiasms, eating out, kitchen disasters and general all-round foodness. Terrific! Check it out on www.whatimeating.co.nz

March 24, 2010: "Slow Boat to Thailand" just won the Interislander Award for Best Article About a Journey at the Travcom travel writing awards. Very exciting!