Travel seems like a subject that was custom-made for social media, even though of course it predates it. Travel enthusiasts love talking about travel and bond easily over sharing stories and advice. So it’s not surprising that that the travel community has flourished on Facebook, StumbleUpon and Twitter, where it has developed an extensive list [...]

Everything I know about New Zealand, I learned on The Bachelor finale of season 13, where Jason Mesnick narrowed down his choices in Queenstown and proposed at the Bay of Islands. I’m only joking — I’ve also learned a lot from following along on the adventures of Dave and Deb from The PlanetD, friends from [...]

(photo by Daniele Sartori/flickr) First it was The Bachelor. Now it's America's Next Top Model. New Zealand just can't stop hosting American reality TV shows!

Today was a gorgeous day here in New York City — is spring finally here? — but I still felt a few pangs of wanderlust. Luckily, I came across Philip Newman’s blog about New Zealand, Newman Fresh Daily. Born and raised in NZ, Philip lives in the city of Manukau (which is close to Auckland) [...]

(photo by Andrew & Suzanne/Flickr) Last week, The Bachelor's Jason Mesnick narrowed his choices down from two to three women in Queenstown, New Zealand. I wrote about how they went bungy jumping, helicoptering and sailing in this majestic area which bills itself as "New Zealand’s premier four season lake and alpine resort." For tonight's finale, [...]

(photo by Mad1how/Flickr) It's not often that I'm jealous of "the ladies" on The Bachelor. I love the show but for me it's starting to bear too close a resemblance to HBO's Big Love. This week, however, bachelor Jason Mesnick and the final three contenders got to go on their Fantasy Dates (you know, the [...]