While COVID-19 saw us have a very lowkey Christmas, spent at home in our new apartment in our pjs with gingerbread and Christmas movies, we decided to get away for a few days just before the end of the year.…
After living and working in Wellington for just over five months, our working holiday visas ran out and it was time to move on to the next adventure. We said goodbye to our townhouse, finished up at work, once again…
The Coromandel is a beautiful peninsula near to Auckland and thus popular with city-livers keen to escape into the countryside. There's plenty to do and explore here. We spent a week taking it slowly around the beautiful area. Named for…
The Gisborne Peninsula is a relatively unexplored gem - when comparing to other popular attractions in the country. Understandably so, it's a far drive from most of the typical tourist routes. But for those who do make the effort to…
Hawke's Bay is a well-known destination for kiwis to head to for some relaxation time. The region is simply beautiful, tucked on the far east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. At the southern end, you'll find the…
The Forgotten World Highway is one of New Zealand's well-known drives that traverses 148km as State Highway 43 from Stratford to Taumarunui. It offers beautiful views as the road passes various saddles, goes through a tunnel or two, stops at…
We recently bought a van! We're thrilled to be living the true #VanLife dream in New Zealand now that we are the proud new owners of a cute Mazda Bongo. We thought long and hard about a unique name and…
After having lived and worked in Kaikoura for 3 1/2 months, we set off on a month-long roadtrip around the South Island to explore new destinations and revisit some of my favourites in the wintertime. Winter is - surprisingly -…
