The Big Gay Out in Abel Tasman National Park

Love kayaking and walking and sunshine…. If you’ve been thinking of a holiday in New Zealand where you can connect with nature and enjoy the camaraderie of birds of a feather, this gay and lesbian retreat should be in your 2012 Diary. Craig Wilson of Wilsons Abel Tasman has designed an exclusive gay retreat on [...]

Join Rosemary in Vietnam this November..

It’s winter here in New Zealand, and I have started thinking about planning a vacation. As a woman travelling solo, the first place I look in the Women Travel the World website, and in particular their amazing Calendar of Tours for Women available for women from a range of companies around the world. Joining a [...]

Writing Week for Women in Piha, Auckland

Te Wahi Ora’s Writing Week – Aug 8-14th Te Wahi Ora is a retreat for women at Piha on the west coast of Auckland – read more We are having a writing week where we come, we have our meals together but the rest of the time we write (rest and walk – whatever we [...]

The evolution of a tourism company

Potiki comes of age, Mohio Tours is born Nga mihi nui kia koutou Mõhio (moor-he-aw) v. is Maori for to know, comprehend, realise. It is the name taken by a the new entity which has emerged from award winning Auckland Maori tourism company Potiki Tours After beginning the New Zealand company Potiki Adventures Ltd in [...]

Waihoihoi Lodge is for sale

Waihoihoi Lodge is for sale – $990,000  as a going concern. Waihoihoi Lodge ran for 5 years as a country retreat especially for women travellers.  More recently it has been run as Dragon Tree Lodge for gay men, who have decided against buying it, and will be ending their lease on 1 September 2010. I [...]

A Wild trip with Potiki Tours

Tanya Cumberland writes: Thanks for the opportunity to do a Potiki Urban Tour with you. I loved your women’s energy, Maori pride and passion for Papatuanuku – the earth. I also especially liked the combination of: