Travel ideas for New Zealand – trip tips and recommendations from my experiences travelling in and living in New Zealand. This southern hemisphere country has beautiful landscapes, attractive cities, rich cultural traditions and a laidback lifestyle. Here you will find exciting travel ideas for travelling in New Zealand so start planning your trip now and experience everything that New Zealand has to offer travellers.
Last week I wrote about my experience hiking the spectacular Rees-Dart Track in New Zealand. Despite the gorgeous alpine scenery, I finished this hike feeling like I never wanted to do another long walk again. I was exhausted physically and mentally, convinced I was the world’s worst hiker. With the […]
This is the story of my first big multi-day hike in New Zealand. The Rees-Dart is a four-day hike in the South Island of New Zealand, mostly in the Mount Aspiring National Park. This hike does boast stunning alpine scenery but it was a challenging and not entirely positive experience. […]
Sitting out front at the pub the road steams slightly in the sun after the rain. I can smell citronella and bright petunias are waving their heads behind me. The Paparoas are appearing and disappearing in the mist surrounding the ‘town’. A black and brown dog who never tires of begging […]
If you have travelled in New Zealand you may well have visited the West Coast glaciers. Done a glacier walk perhaps. Maybe even taken a helicopter ride up to walk higher on a glacier (if you’re rich). Well I have done that touristy stuff but this is the story of […]
3 NZ fishing regions every angler will love “The solution to any problem – work, love, money, whatever – is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.” – John Geirach If you’re finding yourself succumbing to the slow inextricable pull of worry, routine […]
I posted about my love affair with the New Zealand capital of Wellington a few weeks ago and ever since have felt I must do justice to Auckland – New Zealand’s largest city. I have lived in Auckland for only one year – as a student – but I have […]
Wellington is my city in New Zealand. I wasn’t born there, I didn’t grow up there, I didn’t study there, I only lived there for five years. But it would be the only city I would choose to live in were I to go back to New Zealand to reside. […]
New Zealand is famous for its hiking. We even have our own name for it – ‘tramping’ – which always raises a giggle. New Zealand has a series of Great Walks and there is no doubt these are some of the best hikes in the world, through landscapes that would impress […]
Auckland is a shopper’s dream. From upscale designer boutiques to colourful farmer’s markets, Auckland has it all. As the largest city in New Zealand, the geographical layout provides several distinct shopping centres, many just a short distance from the heart of the city. Malls in Auckland Westfield Malls are situated […]