Ivy Carruth
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- Sep 15, 2026
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Honolulu has had a glow-up when we weren't looking (opens the original)
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Hawaii surf. Photo / Knut Robinson, Unsplash Honolulu has quietly grown up while we weren’t looking. Now’s the time to discover new restaurants, hotels and neighbourhoods, writes Ivy Carruth There are places we think we know so well, like the back of our hand, that we don’t even bother to check and see if they’ve changed. Honolulu is one of them. Waikiki? It’s been filed away in the collective holiday brain for decades. Diamond Head in the background, mai tai within a bronzed arm’s reach, the ub
Hot Take: Strangers pay to attend weddings in new travel trend (opens the original)
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Strangers pay to attend weddings as new travel trend grows. Photo / Unsplash Platforms now exist to pair vetted strangers with couples who have spare seats at their wedding. Not a Wedding Crasher is one such website that matches couples with unknown guests to fill any empty seats. It launched early this year. “Tickets” to a stranger’s wedding from Not a Wedding Crasher cost between US$25 and US$75 (NZ$43-130) per seat. Ivy Carruth takes a look at a new travel trend where strangers pay to attend
Off the beaten pith – exploring Japan’s lesser-known citrus coast (opens the original)
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Ehime’s citrus coast: Tasting luxury fruit grown under ‘three suns’. Photo / Supplied Ivy Carruth explores Japan’s under-discovered citrus coast, where fruit is treated like fine art and gifted with more ceremony than a bequeathed heirloom I’m standing not quite far enough under the tree to catch its shade – the sun must surely be pinkening up my shoulders as the man in the threadbare drawstring pants holds out three mandarins. They are, to my eye, identical. Same jewelled hue of lacquered marma
Hot Take: When did travel become such a fashion performance? (opens the original)
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Social media is reshaping travel into a fashion performance, emphasising curated holiday wardrobes. Photo / Arnel Hasanovic How is social media (et al) reshaping the way we pack and present our holiday selves? Ivy Carruth wonders when – and why – travel became such a fashion performance. “I need linen, though. There’s no way I’m going to Croatia and wearing [points at discarded stack of her ‘last season’ wardrobe] any of that.” I’m with my friend Allie, and we’re packing. Well, she’s packing and
Hot Take: Why carry-on luggage brings out the worst in us (opens the original)
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Many passengers avoid checking luggage to save money, reduce the risk of lost bags and speed up their journey through the airport. Photo / Unsplash People refusing to check bags and grappling for overhead bin space has made boarding an airplane unbearable, writes Ivy Carruth The first fortunate passengers onboard have stowed their things, gotten relatively comfortable and are stuffing necessities into their seat pockets - earbuds and magazines, sanitising their trays with an antibacterial wipe.
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