Auckland has so much good food going, but like anywhere, sometimes arriving in a new destination, it is a little overwhelming trying to...

In November 2014 after 2 months of travelling around China, Vietnam and Indonesia we entered New Zealand for our year’s Working Holiday...

Rotorua 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...

What is it? There are approximately 50 volcanoes in the Auckland region, with Rangitoto Island being one of the most iconic landmarks in...

Wellington 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...

Waitomo is famous for its extensive underground cave systems, take a subterranean tour inside the caves, jumping from waterfalls and floatin

There are multiple reasons why you have to visit the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand including Invercargill, Bluff, The Catlins, D

Queenstown is such a natural beauty spot that is rammed full of amazing things to see and do including adrenaline filled activities. Check o

There 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

Want 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

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...

In October 2015 whilst on our travels around New Zealand we decided to jump 15,000ft out of a perfectly safe aircraft... We knew we...

Māori for "sacred waters", a day here will feel like you've left earth and ended up on some mysterious planet. The place was immense,...

In 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...

If 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 1st- 4th We were on the road again, heading north to our final destination on our New Zealand itinerary, Christchurch which was just...

Oct 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 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 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 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 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 16th- 17th Driving for around 4 hours from Queenstown we arrived near Milford Sound, where the following day we would take a scenic...

Oct 11th- 16th We took the winding roads with stunning scenery from Wanaka to Queenstown taking just over an hour. Queenstown is now...

Oct 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 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 5th - 6th Leaving Kaiteriteri we drove inland to the pristine Nelson Lakes National Park which surrounds two lakes. It took us almost...

Sept 30th- Oct 5th Leaving Kaikoura we headed back up the coast to Blenheim and to the Marlborough wine region, where we visited a few...

Sept 27th- 30th We had spectacular views of Queen Charlotte Sounds as we arrived into Picton on the South Island. We stopped at a viewing...

Sept 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...

Whether 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...

Sept 16th- 22nd After a gorgeous scenic 2 hour drive from Napier we arrived in Taupō (pronounced Toe-pour). As with a few other places-...

Sept 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...

Sept 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...

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...

Sept 5th- 10th Rotorua- 'Rotten-rua' as it's known due to the bubbling sulphur, also commonly miss-pronounced as 'Rota-rooah', correctly...

Sept 2nd- 5th We left The Coromandel in the morning heading for the Bay of Plenty. We stopped off at Karangahake Gorge (again, another...

Aug 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 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 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...

Arriving 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...

The 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...

Packed up and left Queenstown early and embarked on our longest bus journey- 8 hours. We stopped off at Lake Tekapo for amazing views of...

7th 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...

5th 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...

Drove 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...

In 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....

Bye bye North Island. Today we left Wellington and got the ferry back to the South Island. It was a lovely journey through the Cook...

River 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...

Another 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,...

Headed back to Taupo today after having the morning in Rotorua free to look around the place. As weather was slightly better than last...