Flying Kiwis: A History of the OE

In Flying Kiwis, Jude Wilson has written a fascinating history of the OE, the overseas experience. Wilson was on her own OE for 20 years, which she recognises is far longer than the usual 2-3 years. On her return to NZ she researched the OE as a New Zealand cultural...

What bugs me about the travel bug

If you’re not a different person by the end your trip, you haven’t done it right. Why does our generation place such a spiritual emphasis on travelling? In a world of millennial wanderlust manufactured by bloggers and social media, I’d like to question why we expect...