New Zealand

When it comes to scenery, the island nation of New Zealand certainly does not disappoint. From Northland’s Bay of Islands to the South Island’s Catlin Coast, New Zealand really does seem to have it all – snow-capped crests, undulating glaciers, … Read More

To date, we’ve posted 74 blogs highlighting the beautiful landscapes, exciting excursions, magnificent wildlife, and delicious food of Australia and New Zealand. Thus, we figured it’s about time to change it up a bit, and shed some light on what … Read More

WHAT WE DID: Rented a campervan (28 days, one-way rental) through Euro Campers (2 + 1 berth, self-contained with camping toilet) Stayed at powered and non-powered camp sites Made the majority of meals in the campervan to cut down on … Read More

Several of our stops along the North Island were short little day or half-day trips to scenic areas and cities. Though we are kind of lumping them together here, due to their brevity, it doesn’t mean we enjoyed them any … Read More

On our way back south to Auckland, we stopped about an hour and a half from the city at Bream Bay, after hearing it was a lovely beach area. We hopped over the dunes and were met with an expansive … Read More

Okay, so how many of you were afraid to click on this one? That’s what I thought – get your minds out of the gutter. On our last morning in the Bay of Islands, we decided to do a short … Read More

After spending a day wandering around Auckland, we decided to head about 3.5 hours north to the Bay of Islands, a pristine coastal region situated on the eastern coast of the far northern region of New Zealand’s North Island. Captain … Read More

One of the more famous fixtures of New Zealand is its glowworm caves – more specifically, the Waitomo glowworm caves. While not as off-the-beaten-path as we usually like, we could not pass through the country without visiting such an interesting … Read More

After spending only a few days on the North Island, and having completed our Tongariro Alpine Crossing sooner than we really expected (due to the gorgeous weather), we were left kind of adrift with our plans for the rest of … Read More