Three months in New Zealand, you’d think we would manage to see most of this relatively small country! But no, people are always asking us “did you see…?” “did you go to…?” oh well, we’ll have to come back! Aotearoa is the Maori name for the country, and is commonly translated as Land of the… Continue reading Aotearoa Road Trip
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Rotorua & Coromandel
During our time in New Zealand’s North Island, we spent a few days in the geo-thermal area of Rotorua, and enjoyed the hot springs, and a beautiful scenic zipline through the tree canopy.
Stewart & Ulva Islands
Drive south, past Christchurch, south past Dunedin, south through the beautiful Catlins, around the south-east corner of the South Island of New Zealand, leave your car in Bluff and board a ferry, head south…. to the Roaring Forties, to Stewart Island, New Zealand’s third island!
Thrilling Queenstown!
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!