A letter from HongKong (to my 12-year-old)
Hi sweetie, how’s it going? I enjoyed chatting and hearing all your news. You’re doing so well with your sports, keep it up. And good on you for your test results in science too. I hope you’re being...
View ArticleLive it up on Heron Hill
Kerikeri, a tourist mecca in New Zealand’s renowned Bay of Islands, is a town that gives you plenty of choice when it comes to quality boutique accommodation. There are, as you’d expect, quite a few...
View ArticleThe kiwifruit capital of New Zealand
In the Bay of Plenty town of Te Puke, at the heart of New Zealand’s kiwifruit growing region, is a cool place called Kiwi360. You can’t miss it really, because it’s got a giant kiwifruit outside! It’s...
View ArticleThis month’s evolu postcard
Dear Mum Well, here I am in America. They tell me the house in the background is quite famous. It’s certainly quite big. It’s summer here, so it’s pretty hot and dry. Glad I can provide some care to my...
View ArticlePolynesian Spa is an eye-opener
Providing a unique thermal spa experience on the shore of Lake Rotorua, Polynesian Spa is New Zealand’s leading international day spa. With an amazing array of facilities it’s a must for visitors to...
View ArticleGet into the great outdoors this summer…
Summer holidays are just around the corner… looking for activities to do this summer? Get into the great outdoors – Peter Janssen’s book Best Short Nature Walks In New Zealand talks about more than 200...
View ArticleLuxury beyond words
Kauri Cliffs Lodge from the air I have to point out something here, before I start: I’m not in the habit of staying in 5-star-plus accommodation on my travels. But I have been lucky enough to...
View ArticleIntrepid or otherwise, journeys can do us good
Have the words “Eat, Pray, Love” crossed your mind whilst you sit at your computer fighting off emails, avoiding phone calls and hiding from the executives…? It would seem that Elizabeth Gilbert has...
View ArticleThe perfect travel partner
Winter has well and truly made itself comfortable in New Zealand. How lucky are we to have such stunningly beautiful winter landscapes, clear skies and lashings of the cleanest oxygen. But even in all...
View ArticleTravelling? How to arrive with happy skin
We love to travel here at Evolu – and with our products stocked across New Zealand and around the world, we get to travel a lot! But when you are flying long haul or are visiting extreme climates,...
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