Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan

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Aro-ha
How I Overcame my Snake Phobia at Aro-ha New Zealand

In Queenstown, where the scariest thing is a hungry bird called a kea, snakes are nowhere in my thoughts. That is until I meet Adam at Aro-ha.

Mavis's Kitchen
Mavis’s Kitchen, on the North Coast of NSW, Australia

Journey to Mavis’s Kitchen for exceptional organic dining. Surrounded by World Heritage rainforest and the lush Tweed Valley.

The Vineyard Retreat
The Grape Escape – McLaren Vale’s vineyards in South Australia

When a weekend is not enough time to visit the more than fifty vineyards in McLaren Vale, South Australia, a coastal grape-producing region

Royce Hotel Lobby
Rolling into the Royce Hotel, St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Experience the luxury and style of the Royce Hotel in Melbourne. A place of magic and you don’t need a fairy Godmother to gain an invitation.

Transformation at the Golden Door in NSW’s Hunter Valley

A the Golden Door, in NSW’s Hunter Valley, you take time to watch the flight of the butterfly who mesmerised with its golden wings.

Polar Bears in the area around Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago
Polar Bears in the area around Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago

Some 3000 Polar Bears inhabited the area around Svalbard (the Norwegian name) or Spitsbergen. I hoped to photograph just one.

Speightstown, Barbados
Speightstown, Barbados: the Epicurean capital of the Caribbean

Our driver, Kevin, is wringing his hands. We have stopped in Barbados’ historic Speightstown to take photographs but he is concerned about me wandering off alone.