Cycling through Middle-earth

~ Biking the Otago Central Rail Trail No wonder Peter Jackson chose New Zealand to shoot the Lord of the Rings series of films – stunning scenery, craggy mountains, endless rolling hills, greenery galore. Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, is a beautiful area.

Thrilling Queenstown!

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Queenstown calls itself the Adventure Capital of the New Zealand, and it certainly has plenty of adrenaline-pumping activities to satisfy most people! We first came here in 2006, and yes we did the iconic bungy jump off Kawarau Bridge, which is reputed to be the site of the first commercial bungy jump in the world. Huge… Continue reading Thrilling Queenstown!

New Zealand & South Pacific Videos

We have a YouTube channel! You can subscribe to it by clicking here:  Notdunroamin YouTube videos. New Zealand 2015: Rotorua Canopy Tour: huge fun in the leafy coolness of Rotorua in New Zealand’s North Island:

Kia Orana!

~ that’s Cook Islands Maori for “hello”, and everyone calls it out as we cycle around the island of Rarotonga. We first came to Raro, as everyone calls it, in 2010 and loved the laidback island lifestyle, so we decided to spend a month here on our way to New Zealand, Australia and SE Asia.