Heather Hapeta

Biography

A freelance travel writer, blogger and photographer: She lives in New Zealand and is still travelling , photographing and blogging the world.

Where to find Heather Hapeta online

Books

A Love Letter to Malaysian Borneo: Or, Can this travel writer be green?
Price: Free! Words: 24,570. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2015 . Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues
A travel writer explores Malaysian Borneo, the world's 3rd largest island. From kayaking and trekking in sanctuaries and national parks she falls in love with Sarawak and Sabah - and loves the music at the Rainforest World Music and Borneo Jazz Festivals along the way. Food features, but of course it's exotic animals that draw us here. Borneo will be on your bucket list after reading this book.
Surviving Suicide: a mother's story
Price: Free! Words: 21,820. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Healing, Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Death, Grief, Bereavement
A practical guide for people who know someone who died by suicide - which sadly puts all at risk of suicide. The first half is about a son's motorbike accident at 15 years old, then his suicide at 20 years. The second part has tips for surviving this grief. The author worked in suicide postvention for years as a professional, bereavement counsellor in New Zealand. - it's free in memory of Greg.
Naked in Budapest - travels with a passionate nomad
Price: Free! Words: 96,350. Language: English. Published: January 30, 2012 . Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » Trip Journals, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Whether naked in Budapest, canoeing down the Zambesi, sailing the Great Barrier Reef, eating durian in Malaysia, cooking in Athens, shaking hands with the King of Cambodia, watching bear cubs in Alaska, visiting Gracelands or having a young Egyptian lover, Heather says she feels most alive when on the road. A slow traveler, Heather gets to know locals, eat their food & learn something as she goes.