Hi! I’m not Craig McLachlan, the Aussie actor and singer.
I’m Craig McLachlan the ‘freelance anything’ – welcome to my homepage.
I am a freelance adventurer, tour leader, writer, interpreter, media co-ordinator, ‘tourism consultant’, English language teacher and Marriage & Civil Union Celebrant.
I have a Bachelor of Commerce in Management Studies; a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Language; and a Japan-focused Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa & JAIMS (Japan American Institute of Management Studies).
Please check out this website and see what I can do for you.
- I write my own books – six published in English, four in Japanese.
- I’ve been writing Lonely Planet guidebooks and online articles for over 25 years – titles on Japan, New Zealand, Tonga, New Caledonia, South Pacific, Hawaii, Europe, Greek Islands, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, Australia and more. Online articles such as ‘How to Island-hop through the Amami Islands in Japan‘.
- I write Travel Apps for Touch Screen Travels. Check out New Zealand’s Best, Cook Islands’ Best & Japan’s Best.
- I write feature travel articles such as ‘A Return to Island Time‘, ‘No Canaries‘, ‘Forecasts for Ash Included‘ and ‘About Both Journey & Destination‘.
- I am a registered independent Marriage & Civil Union Celebrant – I can conduct weddings throughout New Zealand, specialising in intimate weddings, elopements and ceremonies in ‘unusual places’.
- I’m a CELTA (Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)-qualified English language teacher. If you are interested in studying English with me online, please contact me directly by email.
- My wife Yuriko & I operate an Airbnb apartment in Queenstown, New Zealand.
- …… and much, much more.
If you need a qualified ‘freelance anything’, please get in touch.
My motto – I’ll do anything, ….. almost anything!