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Jay, the Best Bits Travel cartoon sidekick, in a purple cap and Best Bits T-shirt with a camera round his neck

Meet Jay

Jay is the Best Bits Travel sidekick: purple cap, camera round his neck, and a slightly questionable grasp of Australian distances. Part explorer, part storyteller and part roadside philosopher, he documents the lighter side of slow travel across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, and reminds us the best adventures often start when the itinerary stops going to plan.

Jay's Observations

Jay's Observation No. 18: West Coast weather, a Best Bits Travel cartoon. Jay holds a purple umbrella in heavy rain on a Greymouth street beside a drenched visitor in a yellow raincoat.

West Coast weather

No. 18
Jay's Observation No. 18: topic, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Jay's observation no.18

No. 18
Jay’s Observation No. 17: road train on the Stuart Highway, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Road train

No. 17
Jay's Observation No. 16: Which Thursday?, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Which Thursday?

No. 16
Jay's Observation No. 15: Abel Tasman, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Abel Tasman

No. 15
Jay's Observation No. 14: Katikati museum, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Katikati museum

No. 14
Jay's Observation No. 13: Talk louder, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Talk louder

No. 13
Jay's Observation No. 12: Waitangi sunrise, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Waitangi sunrise

No. 12
Jay's Observation No. 11: Archaeological site, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Archaeological site

No. 11
Jay's Observation No. 10: Waterfall, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Waterfall

No. 10
Jay's Observation No. 09: Wānaka tree, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Wānaka tree

No. 09
Jay's Observation No. 08: Selfie mountains, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Selfie mountains

No. 08
Jay's Observation No. 07: Stone hut 1860, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Stone hut 1860

No. 07
Jay's Observation No. 06: Coffee shack, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Coffee shack

No. 06
Jay's Observation No. 05: Crocodile, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Crocodile

No. 05
Jay's Observation No. 04: Rain refund, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Rain refund

No. 04
Jay's Observation No. 03: Cape Schanck, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Cape Schanck

No. 03
Jay's Observation No. 02: Hot Water Beach, a Best Bits Travel cartoon

Hot Water Beach

No. 02

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