Aug 22, 20184 minAuckland | Places To Eat & DrinkAuckland has so much good food going, but like anywhere, sometimes arriving in a new destination, it is a little overwhelming trying to...
Aug 19, 20184 minA Re-Cap Of Our 9 Months Living, Working & Exploring AucklandIn November 2014 after 2 months of travelling around China, Vietnam and Indonesia we entered New Zealand for our year’s Working Holiday...
Jul 21, 20183 minRotorua | 9+ Must Do ExperiencesRotorua 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...
May 5, 20183 minAuckland | Rangitoto IslandWhat is it? There are approximately 50 volcanoes in the Auckland region, with Rangitoto Island being one of the most iconic landmarks in...
Apr 21, 20184 minWellington | 9 Cool Things To Do In The Cool Little CapitalWellington 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...
Mar 13, 20182 minWaitomo NZ | Cave Tubing With Glow WormsWaitomo is famous for its extensive underground cave systems, take a subterranean tour inside the caves, jumping from waterfalls and floatin
Mar 7, 20184 minWhy You Should Visit The Bottom Of New Zealand’s South IslandThere are multiple reasons why you have to visit the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand including Invercargill, Bluff, The Catlins, D
Mar 3, 20183 min12+ Things To Do In QueenstownQueenstown is such a natural beauty spot that is rammed full of amazing things to see and do including adrenaline filled activities. Check o
Feb 28, 20183 minQueenstown | Places You Have To Eat & DrinkThere 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
Sep 24, 20173 minNew Zealand's Best Experience? Swimming With DolphinsWant 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
Jul 15, 20172 minEver Spent The Night In Jail?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...
Jul 1, 20173 minSoaring Through The Sky- Skydive WanakaIn October 2015 whilst on our travels around New Zealand we decided to jump 15,000ft out of a perfectly safe aircraft... We knew we...
Jun 23, 20171 minPhoto Diary- Wai-O-Tapu Thermal WonderlandMāori for "sacred waters", a day here will feel like you've left earth and ended up on some mysterious planet. The place was immense,...
Jun 10, 20173 minThe Guide to Tramping Ben Lomond, QueenstownIn 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...
Nov 4, 20153 minArriving in your New Country of New ZealandIf 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 1, 20154 minChristchurchNov 1st- 4th We were on the road again, heading north to our final destination on our New Zealand itinerary, Christchurch which was just...
Oct 27, 20153 minStar Gazing in Lake TekapoOct 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 26, 20152 minAoraki/ Mount Cook National ParkOct 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 23, 20153 minQueenstown (Part 2)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 20, 20153 minDunedin and Moeraki BouldersOct 20th - 23rd In 1848 the first settlers were from Scotland and named Dunedin so, as it's Gaelic for 'Edinburgh of the South'. The...
Oct 17, 20153 minInvercargill and The CatlinsOct 17th- 20th We drove 3 and half hours from Milford Sound down to the bottom of New Zealand to Invercargill. We checked into Central...
Oct 16, 20152 minMilford SoundOct 16th- 17th Driving for around 4 hours from Queenstown we arrived near Milford Sound, where the following day we would take a scenic...
Oct 11, 20153 minQueenstown (Part 1)Oct 11th- 16th We took the winding roads with stunning scenery from Wanaka to Queenstown taking just over an hour. Queenstown is now...
Oct 9, 20152 minLake Matheson and WanakaOct 9th- 11th Leaving Franz Josef we headed 35 minutes out to Lake Matheson, near the Fox Glacier, which is famous for it's stunning...
Oct 6, 20152 minFranz Josef |The Guide To Climbing A GlacierOct 6th- 9th Located on the South Islands West coast, 2 hours from Westport and 4 hours from Wanaka, lies the township and Glacier of the...
Oct 4, 20152 minNelson Lakes, Pancake Rocks, GreymouthOct 5th - 6th Leaving Kaiteriteri we drove inland to the pristine Nelson Lakes National Park which surrounds two lakes. It took us almost...
Sep 30, 20153 minWine Tasting, Nelson and KaiteriteriSept 30th- Oct 5th Leaving Kaikoura we headed back up the coast to Blenheim and to the Marlborough wine region, where we visited a few...
Sep 27, 20153 minPicton to KaikouraSept 27th- 30th We had spectacular views of Queen Charlotte Sounds as we arrived into Picton on the South Island. We stopped at a viewing...
Sep 22, 20154 minBulls, Shannon, Wellington and LOTRSept 22nd- 27th Leaving Taupo we had a long days driving ahead as we would be making our way to Wellington by the evening, which would be...
Sep 20, 20152 minTongariro Alpine Crossing in Winter-Everything You Need To KnowWhether you want to tick hiking a volcano off your bucket list or are a LOTR fan you'll want to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Where...
Sep 16, 20154 minTaupō and Tongariro CrossingSept 16th- 22nd After a gorgeous scenic 2 hour drive from Napier we arrived in Taupō (pronounced Toe-pour). As with a few other places-...
Sep 12, 20153 minHawkes Bay and Art Deco NapierSept 12th- 16th Our first stop today was off the high way and an hours drive down a bumpy dirt track road to see Lake Waikaremoana, the...
Sep 10, 20152 minOpotiki and GisborneSept 10th- 12th Left our comfy but smelly home of Rotorua and headed 2 hours 'out east' to Opotiki, passed by the the nice looking town...
Sep 6, 20151 minPhoto Diary- Hobbiton Where 'Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost'Driving 1 hour from Rotorua to Matamata where we registered at the i-site and waited on our bus which would drive us out to the hills...
Sep 5, 20154 minAction packed Rotorua and HobbitonSept 5th- 10th Rotorua- 'Rotten-rua' as it's known due to the bubbling sulphur, also commonly miss-pronounced as 'Rota-rooah', correctly...
Sep 2, 20153 minKarangahake Gorge and Bay Of PlentySept 2nd- 5th We left The Coromandel in the morning heading for the Bay of Plenty. We stopped off at Karangahake Gorge (again, another...
Aug 31, 20152 minThe CoromandelAug 31st- Sept 2nd After a detour via good old Auckland to use the hot showers at our Les Mills gym before the membership ends, and to go...
Aug 29, 20152 minBay Of Islands and Waipu CavesAug 29th- 31st Another 3 hour drive back down the coast to Paihia in the Bay of Islands we checked into the 'Caravan Park Bay of Islands'...
Aug 24, 20153 minNorthland and Cape ReginaAug 24th- 29th And so our bags were packed, the apartment emptied, we'd been to collect our hire car, and overfilled the car with all our...
Jul 5, 20158 minBudget Travel Tips For Sightseeing AucklandArriving in Auckland for 2 days in 2012 we were a bit disappointed, compared to everywhere else we had visited in New Zealand, we didn’t...
May 5, 20153 minTrip To Waiheke For Our 5th AnniversaryThe 5th May marked our 5 year anniversary, and although that ring never made an appearance, it did give us time to think about just what...
Mar 9, 20122 minNZ day 19 Lake Tekapo, Christchurch. Our last day... Sweet As BroPacked up and left Queenstown early and embarked on our longest bus journey- 8 hours. We stopped off at Lake Tekapo for amazing views of...
Mar 7, 20124 minNZ day 17 & 18 Lake Matheson, Wanaka, Queenstown7th Mar 2012 - 8th Mar 2012 Headed to see the mirror reflection of Mount Cook on Lake Matheson, near the town of Fox Glacier. It was low...
Mar 5, 20123 minNZ day 15 & 16 Franz Josef5th Mar 2012 - 6th Mar 2012 Had a nice sleep in very uncomfy bunks, woke up fresh as daisies while everyone else was rough. Headed down...
Mar 4, 20122 minNZ day 14 Cape Foulwind, Punakaiki, Lake MahinapuaDrove to Cape Foulwind after leaving Westport. We took a costal walk for an hour round the cliff tops looking out to the rough sea and...
Mar 3, 20122 minNZ day 13 WestportIn the morning we took another walk along the beach and it was lovely and sunny so seen more of the hills and snow capped mountains....
Mar 2, 20122 minNZ day 12 Nelson and KaiteriteriBye bye North Island. Today we left Wellington and got the ferry back to the South Island. It was a lovely journey through the Cook...
Mar 1, 20122 minNZ day 11 WellingtonRiver valley is good for activities such as horse riding and jet boats but we didn't fancy either of those so we had the morning free...
Feb 29, 20122 minNZ day 10 Tongariro and River ValleyAnother early start to catch the bus, but it was worth it for our first stop- which was a view point looking over a panoramic Lake Taupo,...
Feb 28, 20122 minNZ day 9 TaupoHeaded back to Taupo today after having the morning in Rotorua free to look around the place. As weather was slightly better than last...
Aug 22, 20184 minAuckland | Places To Eat & DrinkAuckland has so much good food going, but like anywhere, sometimes arriving in a new destination, it is a little overwhelming trying to...
Aug 19, 20184 minA Re-Cap Of Our 9 Months Living, Working & Exploring AucklandIn November 2014 after 2 months of travelling around China, Vietnam and Indonesia we entered New Zealand for our year’s Working Holiday...
Jul 21, 20183 minRotorua | 9+ Must Do ExperiencesRotorua 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...
May 5, 20183 minAuckland | Rangitoto IslandWhat is it? There are approximately 50 volcanoes in the Auckland region, with Rangitoto Island being one of the most iconic landmarks in...
Apr 21, 20184 minWellington | 9 Cool Things To Do In The Cool Little CapitalWellington is the capital of New Zealand, yet it do