Sarah Pollok

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sarah Pollok

Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Photo / Revelstoke Mountain ResortIf you want plenty of powder, leg-burning vertical, and slopes that demand respect, put Revelstoke on your radar, writes Sarah Pollok. Nicknaming a ski resort “Pow Town” is an audacious move. It gives a Kiwi skier dreams of floating across pillowy snow, carving into untouched slopes, and gliding through snow-coaked glades one can rarely find back home.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sarah Pollok

Of all the items you need for travel, the passport comes first. Photo / UnsplashMany things can torpedo a trip: sickness, delayed flights, unexpected weather events, pandemics. As a travel journalist, I’ve written about almost all of them - it’s a career that tends to make one very aware of everything that could go wrong. However, there is one thing few travellers consider, something insurance will never cover but it can ruin your trip an hour before departure.

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sarah Pollok

Steal the itinerary for a five-day trip to Bali. Photo / SuppliedIt can be hard to know how to spend five days in Bali. Sarah Pollok shares her exact itinerary from a week in the Indonesian hot spotDay 1: Arrival in Seminyak4.20pm: Touch down at Denpasar Airport and make your way through immigration and baggage collection. 5.20pm: Take a taxi and transfer to Seminyak. These can be booked ahead of time or waved down at the airport and should cost 100,000-200,000 IRD ($15-20).

4 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sarah Pollok

The Melukat Purification Ceremony at Pura Mengening in Bali. Photo / Sarah PollokFrom sacred ritual to viral Instagram trend, Bali’s Melukat water blessing is more than just a tourist attraction – if you do it right, writes Sarah PollokI’ve done many things in the name of spiritual wellbeing but plunging my head under 12 consecutive waterfalls in the middle of the jungle is certainly one of the more unusual ones.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sarah Pollok

A mature couple doing the cross-legged, seated pose while sitting with their eyes closed outside during yoga practice. Wellness tourism is booming, but why? Photo / GettyWellness retreats and experiences can offer immediate benefits, but lasting peace and wellbeing may require more than a getaway or yoga class. I was an earnest wellness devotee long before becoming a travel journalist, a job that has provided a front-row seat to the explosion of wellness tourism.