The East Cape on the North Island of New Zealand, Aotearoa, is remote and it’s sparsely populated – most tourists never get there. Those that do, discover one of our best kept secrets. The climate is ...

The stronger U.S. dollar versus European currencies (see previous Gumbo news items on the Euro) changes the picture a bit for U.S. travelers to the most expensive countries, and Norway’s Hurtigruten ...