Heli-Ride #2: Glacial Landing
Flying high above the rainforest and icy-blue tongues of NZ’s Franz Josef glacier in a helicopter was one of our most exciting adventures; however, it only lasted a total of […]
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Heli-hiking the Franz
Just north of Fox Glacier is the equally popular Franz Josef Glacier. Due to rapid-retreat of the ice over the last two years the snout of Franz Josef is no […]
The Haast Pass
The Haast Pass is the southern most pass in New Zealand, as well as the rainiest and the lowest in elevation. The pass stretches approximately 90 kilometers (56 miles) from […]
Rob Roy Glacier
Just north of the bustling tourist hub of Queenstown sits the quaint city of Wanaka (wanna-kah). When we arrived the weather was less than ideal for hiking so we opted […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
It doesn’t seem possible, but tomorrow marks three months of WOLOing in the free-world! In keeping with our “monthiversary” theme of out-of-the-ordinary posts, this month we have decided to celebrate […]
Queenstown and the Remarkables
Set along the banks of the beautiful glacial Lake Wakatipu and at the base of The Remarkables, Queenstown has character that is hard to rival and therefore, is the top […]
The Gateway to the Fiordlands
Before we began our adventure in Fiordlands National Park we made some WOLO-stops just outside the park’s border to ensure that we got the most out of Southland as humanly […]
The Deep South
Once you’ve made the 6,000 kilometer trip to the deep south of the South Island there is little to hold you back from finding the most southern point on the […]
Cruising Through the Catlins
From Dunedin we drove along the Southern Scenic Route until we reached Nugget Point, or Tokata (Maori for “rocks standing up out of water”). Nugget Point is famous for it’s […]
Dunedin Beer and Chocolate!
Dunedin is the second-largest city on the South Island, a university-city, and the first city we truly embraced the role of “tourists”. We rolled into Dunedin on an overcast day […]
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