Auckland has so much good food going, but like anywhere, sometimes arriving in a new destination, it is a little overwhelming trying to...

In November 2014 after 2 months of travelling around China, Vietnam and Indonesia we entered New Zealand for our year’s Working Holiday...

Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island must be high on any list if travelling around the country. The town is full of Maori culture and as...

What is it? There are approximately 50 volcanoes in the Auckland region, with Rangitoto Island being one of the most iconic landmarks in...

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, yet it doesn’t give off that big vibe due to its relatively small size which boasts a compact...

Waitomo is famous for its extensive underground cave systems, take a subterranean tour inside the caves, jumping from waterfalls and floatin

There are multiple reasons why you have to visit the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand including Invercargill, Bluff, The Catlins, D

Queenstown is such a natural beauty spot that is rammed full of amazing things to see and do including adrenaline filled activities. Check o

There is so many cool and exciting places to eat and drink at in Queenstown, there will be many more happening places but here is a list of

Want to swim with dolphins in their natural habitat? Then Kaikoura in New Zealand's South Island is the place you must go to. Swimming i

It was Shannon's worst nightmare, we were both going to be locked up in a cell for 3 nights. Locked up in a space with not much room for...

In October 2015 whilst on our travels around New Zealand we decided to jump 15,000ft out of a perfectly safe aircraft... We knew we...

Māori for "sacred waters", a day here will feel like you've left earth and ended up on some mysterious planet. The place was immense,...

In October 2015 Shannon convinced me to climb a mountain, if you are a novice like me, then here is our guide on how to climb a...

If you thought the question of what came first- the chicken or the egg was mind boggling then settling down in foreign lands can be as...

Nov 1st- 4th We were on the road again, heading north to our final destination on our New Zealand itinerary, Christchurch which was just...

Oct 27th to Nov 1 The drive from Aoraki/ Mount Cook National Park to Lake Tekapo took just over an hour at 95km. We checked in at Lake...

Oct 26th- 27th The drive from Queenstown up the centre of the South Island to Mt Cook on the State Highway 80 took us just under 3 and...

Oct 23rd- 26th After leaving Queenstown a few weeks ago, Shannon couldn't get the thought of doing a bungy jump out of his head, and we...

Oct 20th - 23rd In 1848 the first settlers were from Scotland and named Dunedin so, as it's Gaelic for 'Edinburgh of the South'. The...