Fun on the Coromandel: Part 1
On our way to the ever-popular Coromandel Region we made a pit stop at the Karangahake (karanga-hah-key) Gorge – a naturally beautiful gorge made more interesting by the relics, tunnels, […]
B.O.P.
After our smelly but enjoyable pit-stop in Rotorua we journeyed on to the beautiful Bay of Plenty region. The B.O.P. encompasses 259 kilometers (161 miles) of sunny and warm coastline […]
WOLOing in Roto
Just north of Taupo sits the well-known city of Rotorua; no seriously, the city literally sits just above one of the most geothermally active portions of the Earth’s crust. The […]
The Tongariro Crossing
Tongariro (tonga-reer-oh) National Park is NZ’s oldest national park and home to one of the North Island’s best day hikes! While the Northern Tongariro Circuit covers 43.1 km (26.8 mi) […]
Our Time in Taupo
Taupo is a tourist’s dream! Located in the center of NZ’s North Island, Taupo is situated alongside a picturesque lake, is always humming with activity, and is roughly twenty-minutes from […]
The Far East
The road north of Mahia Peninsula is long and lonely, and for that very reason, leisurely! The only city along the entire “East Cape” is Gisborne. As we passed through […]
The Painted Skies of Mahia
Heading northeast from Wellington we made our first stop at Castlepoint. Castlepoint is located on the Wairarapa coast and is one of the most spectacular sites in the region. Hiking […]
Farewell to the South!
After our unforgettable journey through the Abel Tasman it was time to face the reality of leaving the South Island. Of course, when one is WOLOing it is difficult to […]
A Great Walk in the Abel Tasman
Our two month tour of NZ’s South Island culminated with a four-day hike through one the country’s most picturesque national parks: Abel Tasman. Although Abel Tasman is the smallest of […]
NZ’s Golden Bay
We arrived in Nelson, the South Island’s most northern city, just in time for Cyclone Ita to strike! Having heard very little on the severity of the storm we assumed […]
