Lake Tekapo’s Wonders
After Arthur’s Pass National Park, we made a stop at the famous Lake Tekapo (teeka-poe). This glacial lake has an aquamarine-blue color that is postcard perfect and therefore, is a […]
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Arthur’s Pass
An hour west of Christchurch the unique outcrop of limestone boulders known as Castle Hill made for the perfect pit-stop on our way to Arthur’s Pass National Park. Castle Hill […]
Christchurch
Christchurch, NZ’s third largest city has certainly seen better days. In late 2010 and early 2011 it was rattled by powerful earthquakes that left the city in a pile of […]
Sawcut Gorge-eousness!
After a few days of wining and dining we headed for the more remote regions of the South Island’s east coast. A quick highway drive and twelve kilometers of bumpy, […]
Sipping and Sightseeing in the Marlborough Region
We departed the ferry in the town of Picton half-past midnight and therefore, opted for a free and very crowded carpark close to the ferry terminal. Upon waking, we drove […]
Cape Palliser
The decision to leave Wellington and tour the southeastern shores of the North Island while we waited for our postponed ferry departure (something we had planned to do when we […]
Windy Welly
We arrived in Wellington, NZ’s second largest city and capital city, on a miserable, windy, rainy day. To pass the time, we opted for an indoor adventure and toured the […]
Egmont National Park
Egmont National Park is located in the Taranaki region, at the southwest ‘elbow’ of the North Island. The park is home of Mount Taranaki, a volcano that rises sharply into […]
Caves, Caves, Caves!
Refreshed from an evening of hot water beach R&R, we went full speed ahead in the Waitomo (why-toh-mo) region of the North Island. We started with an early morning tour […]
Hot Springs and Black Sands
Our journey to the South Island began on a hot afternoon on the first day of March. We decided to follow the west coast, and our first stop was the […]
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