God Save the Queenstown – Adrenaline Capital of New Zealand
Our trip to Milford Sound was long and exhausting, so next morning we woke a little later than usual and had our breakfast of buttered toast and orange juice. We […]
The hills are alive with the Milford Sound of music – Trip to Milford Sound and Queenstown, NZ
It was a shame to leave Franz Josef, the lovely clean crisp air, mountain backdrop and the relaxed way of life, but we had to keep moving on for our […]
Ice Ice Baby – Our Franz Josef Glacier Adventure, New Zealand
After a full day kayaking in Abel Tasman, we were ready for another adventure – so lets raise the game a little – next stop Franz Josef home of Glaciers, Heli-hikes […]
Moon River – Kayaking in Abel Tasman, New Zealand
We said our goodbye’s to Paul in Nelson, loaded up the car and hit the highway across to Moteuka, the closest main town to Abel Tasman National Park, on North […]
Fear Less – Driving to Nelson, New Zealand
We finally made it across the Cook Strait, a three-hour crossing with Interislander from Wellington (you can read the start of our crossing here) to Picton, a pretty little harbour […]
Running Up That Hill – 3 Days in Wellington City, New Zealand
Our journey around North Island, New Zealand was coming to an end, last stop Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. The journey from Napier to Wellington is 315 km, along the gorgeous […]
We Built this City – Our Time in Art Deco Napier
After all the rain and mist we left eerie Mt Doom as we refered to it (catchier name we reckon, read our blog here) and made a 230 km trip to […]
Move Move Move any Mountain – Adventures in Taupo and Mt. Doom
We left the thrills and spills of Rotorua (our blog post “Life in the fast lane”), complete with our newly bright red lobster skin and headed to Taupo, some 81 […]
Life in the Fastlane – 3 days in Rotorua, New Zealand
So picture the scene, we’ve left the land of fantasy “Hobbiton” with its dwarves, elves and shire folk (you can read our blog here) and taken an hour drive over […]
Stuck in the Middle (Earth) with you – A Trip to Hobbiton, New Zealand
Following our surfing adventure (don’t worry if you haven’t read this one, you can here “Catch A Wave”) we left Raglan (well Whatamata) early morning, said our goodbyes to Pip, […]
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