Travel Videos

Best things to do on a day trip from Queenstown or Wanaka – Cardrona Valley

For those visiting Queenstown or Wanaka, the Cardrona Valley is becoming the new must see day trip destination. The beautifully scenic road along Cardrona Valley merges with the route over the Crown Range which, at 1121 metres, is the highest main road in New Zealand. Here are our hand picked choices for where to eat, drink, stay, shop and what tour to do. OVERVIEW EAT & DRINK STAY DO SHOP

Best Tour on Ulva Island Bird Sanctuary- Ulva’s Guided Walks

Ulva Island is a predator free bird sanctuary off Stewart Island in the deep south of New Zealand. Ulva’s Guided Walks was established by Ulva Goodwillie in 2000, fulfilling a need for visitors to have a guide show them around Ulva Island Bird Sanctuary. Ulva Goodwillie was named after Ulva Island and is a direct descendant of the first Maori peoples of Stewart Island. She and her team of local…

The best restaurant, bar, motel, tour and shopping in Dunedin, New Zealand

Top5Tour handpicks the best to EAT, DRINK, SLEEP, DO and SHOP at each location we visit. To see extended interviews with the passionate people behind each business – EAT – Nigel from Plato DRINK – Richard from Emersons SLEEP – Robyn from Alexis Motor Lodge DO – Kim from Iconic Tours SHOP – Nic from Otago Arts Society Our selections for Dunedin, New Zealand are: EAT – Plato DRINK – Emersons SLEEP…

Best Seafood Restaurant in New Zealand, Fleur’s Place

When British television chef and restaurateur Rick Stein was told he could choose to go anywhere in the world to write a travel article for English newspaper the Daily Mail, he chose Fleurs Place in Moeraki, New Zealand. The restaurant, run by the inimitable Fleur Sullivan, was ‘Just one of those places that keeps cropping up in conversations’ whenever there was a gathering of ‘foodies’, he said.…

Christchurch, Top 5 Things to do for Tourists and Locals

Top5Tour handpicks the best to EAT, DRINK, SLEEP, DO and SHOP at each location we visit. To see extended interviews with the passionate people behind each business – EAT – Simon from Inati DRINK – Nick from OGB SLEEP – Nisha from Ecovilla DO – K.T. from Christchurch Sea Kayaking Our selections for Christchurch, New Zealand are: EAT – Inati Restaurant – DRINK – OGB Bar SLEEP – Ecovilla DO –…

First New Zealand Screening of Motorcycle Adventure Film – Christchurch

On Thursday 15th February, 8pm I will be screening my motorcycle adventure film at the Hollywood Cinema, Sumner, Christchurch. Tickets can be pre-booked here The 90 minute film will be followed with a q and a session. Feel free to ride your motorcycle, make an event of it! First #NewZealand Screening of my #adventure #motorcycle #film  Pre-book tickets at overlander.tv shop…

Top 5 Tour – a new concept in travel video marketing

I’m currently in Christchurch New Zealand and about to embark on a new video concept called ‘Top 5 Tour’ The idea is to research local tourism businesses and narrow down the top operators related to food, drink, accommodation, tours and shopping in each location I visit. I’m returning to producing youtube videos because I see a gap in the market – short concise location guides that focus on local…

Hi all! Getting close to Christmas and I hope you all have a wonderful break and chance to assess the year that has gone, and plan for the new one. I’ve been going through the archives and adding some of my older projects to the overlander.tv shop Some of these projects date back to the mid 1990’s, so they are really just historical…

Meet a Local Travel Series – The Original Australian Series available on DVD!

Just in time for Christmas I have some Dvd’s of the original Meet a Local travel series featuring the East Coast and Outback of Australia. Available on our website – the original #meetalocal #australia #travelseries #eastcoastaustralia and #outbackaustralia A post shared by overlander.tv (@overlandertv) on Nov 21, 2017 at 1:33pm PST This groundbreaking series, copied by Lonely Planet (six…

Screening of Journey to the West in Australia

Great turn out tonight for the start of the screening of my Motorcycle Film around Australia. Nice to see some patrons turn up on their bikes. #motorcyclefilm #independentfilmmaking #motorcyclelife #fisheyelens A post shared by overlander.tv (@overlandertv) on Oct 23, 2017 at 3:44am PDT First screening of my motorcycle film in Australia happened at the Astor Cinema, Ararat. A great turnout with…

Interactive Video – The Future!

I’ve been studying interactive video, whereby the audience are given a choice with regard to what part of a story they watch next. I think it has huge potential in online learning and storytelling. Adding interaction to the big three sensory drivers of audience engagement: sight, sound, and motion. The statistics on viewer engagement are through the roof! One study found that interactive…

Trip of a lifetime – Sailing the Atlantic – Durban to Italy

For every project completed here at overlander.tv, there are ten you never see! Ten great ideas, that for whatever reason (usually money) never get made. This year alone there have been two projects, one in Cuba and one in Borneo, that were planned, organised, budgeted, but pipped at the post due to lack of funding. Recently I was contacted by a solo female sailor doing a circumnavigation of the…

Book a screening of our Motorcycle Film – East Coast Oz Tour

I’m hitting the road to tour my motorcycle film along the East Coast of Australia in my soon to be completed home made camper van. If you would like to organise a screening of my film for your mates, workplace, club or town, please send me an email The film is getting some great reviews and is featuring as one of four feature length documentaries in the Biggest Motorcycle Film Festival in the…

Screening of our Motorcycle Adventure film in New York

My film, Journey to the West has been selected for screening at the Motorcycle Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York. It will be screened from 6.30pm-8pm on the 21st of September. From more details visit here Some very strong competition in the Feature Documentary section this year, in what is fast becoming the biggest motorcycle film festival in the world. Get your own copy here Some reviews have…

Australian Motorcycle Adventure Film now available for download

My motorcycle film Journey to the West is finally available for download, coming in at 87 minutes. It is now available for download here. 24,000 km’s – starting in Ararat, Victoria, crossing the Nullarbor and then up the West Coast finishing on the epic Gibb River Road. I only got my motorcycle license in 2013, taught myself motorcycle maintenance and camped out most nights on the trip. My bike…

Pre-order our latest Feature Film – An Australian Motorcycle Adventure

Pre-Order our latest Feature Film – An 85 min odyssey riding a motorcycle around Australia. ?The film will be released mid August (Aug 15th). Those who pre-order the film will receive the first copies. Order here “A world traveler returns to his own country to explore it’s West Coast on a motorcycle. An exercise in simplicity, camping out and getting off the beaten track. A chance to reassess…