Getting There: Wanaka to Queenstown
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Tina
Tina
A Night in Wanaka So, here we were: Wanaka. We arrived relatively late in the evening in Wanaka…
Getting There: Greymouth to Wanaka
- ByChris
Chris
Riding down the West Coast of New Zealand is a very different experience. Expect endless long roads, glaciers, rainforest, sandflies and very few people.
Recap for Weeks 2 & 3
- ByTina
Right, so we’re kind of delayed here. We’ve accumulated some backlog in terms of travel reports. So it’s about time we give you guys a proper recap of weeks 2 and 3. More detailed reports on specific experiences will follow.
Getting There: Abel Tasman to Greymouth
- ByChris
Imagine “Every day is a winding road…” by Sheryl Crow playing in your head whilst crossing what feels like the hundredth hill during an endless trip to the West Coast. Yep, that’s what it felt like to me.
Camping in New Zealand – Is it Fun?
- ByTina
Those of you who know us know very well that we are mostly what you would call “City Slickers”. Yes, we like the outdoors, but there are limits to that. So having to camp during our trip is obviously a new challenge for us. Here’s how we’re doing…
A Relaxed 2-Nighter in Abel Tasman National Park
- ByChris
Imagine blasting through the waves with a speed boat across the coastline of New Zealand’s Abel Tasman National Park before you land on one of its secluded and pristine beaches. You’ve just been dropped off for your day’s mission: Hiking back through the forest until you reach your extraction zone 4 hours south on the shores of Anchorage beach.
Getting There: Wellington to Nelson
- ByChris
When you cross the Cook Strait and arrive in Picton, you don’t necessarily know where to go from there. Do I go to the east coast or to the west coast? We ended up in Nelson and saw a lot along the way.
Weekly Recap – So what’s happened so far?
- ByTina
Our first full week in New Zealand has come to an end and so we thought it might be a good time for time for a quick recap of the week and some of the insights we’ve gathered so far.
A Day Trip to the Putangirua Pinnacles & Martinborough
- ByChris
You set out on a trip to somewhere, not really knowing what to expect. You begin having doubts that you’re actually in the right place. But then you make that first step towards the unknown and discover that it was totally worth the extra mile…literally.
What’s in Your Backpack?
- ByChris
“The slower we move, the faster we die. Moving is living.” –From the film “Up in the Air”
