Sam Burden

Most reviews of The Jetty are written by couples, on a special occasion, ordering the seafood. I went alone, and I'm vegetarian, so this is the review for anyone who's searched "The Jetty Christchurch" and wondered whether it actually works if you don't fit that mould. Short answer: yes, with a few things worth knowing before you book. First Impressions I arrived at midday, which turned out to be the right call. The light was doing exactly what you'd want it to on the water, giving the whole...

If you're a small food, wine or travel business, your visual content is usually down to you. There's no in-house photographer, no marketing team, no one to hand the camera to. You're shooting the product, editing it, and posting it, on top of running the actual business. That skills gap is expensive to close the traditional way, especially if you're one of the businesses only just waking up to what solo travellers are actually worth as customers. I know this from my own business. I paid over...

Zurich has a reputation. Expensive, efficient, beautiful, and largely unaffordable unless you are prepared to spend liberally. Most budget travel guides skip past it entirely or give it a paragraph before pointing you towards Prague. I spent 48 hours there solo, on hand luggage only, staying in a hostel and eating almost exclusively from Migros and Coop. For things to do in Zurich, I managed a Lake Zurich boat tour, a chocolate tour, and an audio tour of the Old Town. Total spend, excluding...