Ten Incredible Hikes Across New Zealand
New Zealand’s best treks and hikes from the North Island to the South Island, Franz Josef Glacier, Milford Sound, Coromandel Peninsula.
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Two Excellent Days on Waiheke Island NZ
Waiheke Island New Zealand. A relaxing rented home on this beautiful island in New Zealand’s north Island around 35 minutes from Auckland.
Tawharanui, Auckland’s Stunning Nature Park
Tawharanui, a regional park in Auckland New Zealand, is where you can view many species of birds like the Takahē, north Island Robin, nocturnal patake.
WWOOFING in New Zealand
WWOOFing in New Zealand. What it’s like to work on an organic farm in New Zealand as a WWOOF volunteer. A day to day account of how it works and how to do it.
Tips on How To Freedom Camp in New Zealand
New Zealand is full of beautiful, uncrowded open spaces, but many of the campsites are overrun with RVs and tent campers. How to freedom camp in New Zealand
New Zealand’s Franz Josef Glacier
Crevasses and Ice Cave, Franz Josef Glacier Hike By Abigail Latham I awoke early on a warm January morning. The sun rose, coloring the sky with washes of pinks and oranges. The streets were deserted apart from a few intrepid travelers who were heading towards the Franz Joseph glacier store….
New Zealand: Wairarapa’s Food Scene
Wairarapa is Full of Surprises! By Kurt Jacobson If you have been waiting for a reason to visit New Zealand consider the exchange rate has dropped over 25% in the last eighteen months! Now the fun part is deciding where to go. New Zealand has fifteen wine regions and all…
New Zealand: Finding Gisborne
Gisborne, New Zealand: the North Island’s Hidden Gem By Kurt Jacobson I stumbled upon Gisborne in a most unusual way in 2002. After my wife and I had visited New Zealand for our second time I was convinced I wanted to own real estate there. I scoured the internet for…
New Zealand: WWOOFing with a Farm Family
How to WWOOF: work and live in New Zealand, a program that allows foreigners to work and live in the country. Dirty Chick: Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer.
New Zealand: For Women Only
New Zealand is the perfect place to experience your first women-only trip. A Jan 2015 tour is previewed and info about Milford Sound, Queensland and others.
New Zealand: Working on a Movie Set
A Cool Gig working on a Movie in the Nick of Time By Mike Markoff My 36-hour ‘island-hop’ from the Caribbean to New Zealand left me unspeakably jet-lagged, culture-shocked, and intimidated. A far cry from the fantasy-land I envisioned (that’s what you get for trusting hobbits), my hostel in downtown…
New Zealand Highlights by Bus
All Over New Zealand on The Backpacker Bus By Connie Maria Westergaard I do not have to travel anymore. I believe I have seen the whole world in one country. Every imaginable landscape, from glaciers and snowcapped mountains to wastelands, lakes, fiords, waterfalls, sounds, rainforests, beech forests, and rolling green…