The Long White Cloud and the Top End: road-tripping in New Zealand and northern Australia
This is the third post in the Travel Highlights series sharing some of the most enduring highlights of all our …
Category Archives: New Zealand
Hot Tubs and Cathedrals at the Beach: Coromandel Magic
23-25 March 2015. We spend our last few days in New Zealand on or near the waters of Coromandel Peninsula. …
If You Build it They Will Come: Driving Creek Railway
The man is a force of nature. Long ago in an earlier life, Barry Brickell was a teacher in Auckland. …
Wow Times Three: hundreds of deer, sixty-two pigs, and WOW
19-22 March 2015. Driving from Rotorua back to Taupo we are drawn to the landscape in the distance. Clearly it’s …
Walking on Boiling Water: the geothermal fields of New Zealand
18-19 March 2015. Tripadvisor describes it as one of the Twenty surreal places you need to see to believe. I’d …
Silver Ferns and Sunsets in the land of The Lord of the Rings
14-17 March 2015. Arriving in the small town of Ohakune, we check into the motel, dump our bags, and go …
Strange Rocks, Strange Birds, School Uniforms and Beautiful Scenery: New Zealand in a Nutshell
10-13 March 2015. They are right there when we get out of the car, in the car park. Most don’t …
For A Few Bucks And A Wooden Horse We Go From The Mountains To The Thrashing Sea
5-9 March 2015. New Zealand doesn’t have historical buildings dating back hundreds of years, or ancient ruins dating back thousands. …
Flying High and Standing Still – the Birds of Otago Peninsula
3-4 March 2015. The albatross is a bird of majestic proportions. With a wingspan of three metres they are the …
Cannibal Worms in Adrenaline Central
26 Feb-1 Mar 2015. We are standing in near total darkness on a metal platform inside a cave inside a …
The Giant’s House, Some Giant Sculptures, and a Giant Fiord
22-25 Feb 2015. The house is on a hill. The garden slopes down in front of it and rises up …
Resurrection: the rebirth of Christchurch
I sit in one of the white chairs and suddenly start sobbing. Deep heart-wrenching tears of grief and sadness. There …
Endless Beauty: the glory of New Zealand
20 Feb-27Mar 2015. I have many stories to tell about New Zealand. We saw some extraordinary things, met some wonderful …
Brave New World – Hosteling in New Zealand
From Don: Ever since we began our nomadic journey in September 2011 I have refused to stay in hostels – …
Adventures in Wonderland 