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Jacqui Gibson
Jacqui Gibson
Jacqui is a New Zealand-based freelancer and former editor of FWT Magazine, the flagship online magazine for the International Food Wine and Travel Writers' Association (IFWTWA). She writes for Flight Centre New Zealand, Calculated Travel, Epicure & Culture and Wander with Wonder. Her travel stories have appeared in New Zealand Life & Leisure, Heritage New Zealand, NZ Bride & Groom, AA Directions and Motorhomes, Caravans and Destinations magazines.
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According to local advice, I’m desperately under-gunned for the four-hour walking tour I’m about to embark on. Starting at the Union Station flagpole in Lower Downtown, I’ll make my way in sunglasses, but devoid of the requisite lip balm, to…
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Home to some of the Pacific Northwest’s best scenery, food and wine, Washington’s Whidbey Island is just a short trip from Seattle by car or ferry. According to seven international food, wine and travel writers, Whidbey Island also makes for the perfect weekend getaway. Here are their 10 tips on what to do, eat and drink, and where to stay.
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New Zealand food, wine and travel writer Jacqui Gibson puts five questions to Liane McGee, author of a new cookbook celebrating the culinary history of Wellington’s Cuba Street, and jots down a recipe for the Matterhorn’s rhubarb and saffron negroni.
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It’s World Europe Day, a day to celebrate everything European, including the travel destinations we love to return to again and again. Here’s a selection of must-visit destinations in Europe from 13 international travel writers.
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Italian wine maker Piero Lanza prides himself on such things as having a deep understanding of Chianti Classico’s regional differences, on using organic practices to solve curly problems to do with soil vitality – and having never worn a suit to work. Jacqui Gibson catches up with Piero at is Radda vineyard, Fattoria Poggerino.
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Looking for travel inspiration for 2018? Look no further. Eleven international travel writers pick their best travel destinations for 2018, taking us from Tokyo to Budapest to the spectacular country of Jordan. Clearly, it’s time to make some travel plans.
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Has the countdown to the silly season got you in a flap? Need a bit of gift inspiration for the traveler in your life? Look no further. Here are four last-minute gift ideas from seasoned travelers who certainly know how to stuff a stocking. They’ve done the thinking, they’ve done the testing. Here’s the verdict.
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Jacqui Gibson catches up with Garage Project’s Kalen Acquisto for a beer lover’s view on what to do and where to eat in Wellington, New Zealand.