New Zealand’s scenery is just simply breathtaking! We once met a Belgium guy whilst on our 6-month road trip of New Zealand who described New Zealand perfectly, he said: “It’s the only country in the world that you can be snowboarding down a mountain whilst watching people on the beach surfing”.
Whether he is correct or not doesn’t really matter, if you are living in NZ you are never more than 128 km’s from the sea, That’s a FACT! And just in case you need a little bit of inspiration or a hit list of where to visit once you are in NZ check out our travel itineraries and other guides on where we think you should visit below.
Unfortunately, the system we were using to create our travel map (Google Fusion) ceased to exist in December 2019. Therefore the best place link to view all our articles on… Read More »Going NZ’s Interactive Travel Map
Rotorua is New Zealand’s hot spot when it comes to geothermal activity (pun intended!) and people flock from near and far to enjoy its hot springs and bubbling beauty. Situated… Read More »Rotorua’s Best Free Geothermal Spots
Wai o Tapu (Maori for sacred waters) is 30km south of Rotorua on the SH5 the road you take towards Taupo this is a tourist attraction that is worth stopping… Read More »Wai O Tapu Thermal Wonderland – A NZ Must Do!
When we were living and working in Auckland we had time to visit all the tourist attractions that were in this beautiful city and we discovered there is so much… Read More »Day Trips Within Auckland
White island is New Zealand’s only marine volcano and the most active volcano of all 18 in New Zealand, most recently erupting in October 2014. White Island was named by… Read More »Our Incredible Day Tour to White Island
If you fancy escaping the city for a few days and you are a keen surfer but want somewhere a bit livelier than Piha and Murawai I suggest grabbing your… Read More »Raglan – A Surfer’s Paradise
The Coromandel is another gem of New Zealand. It is around a 2.5 hour car journey from Auckland (your best to hire a car from Auckland) and was actually our… Read More »Escape to The Coromandel Peninsula
Waiheke Island is definitely a feast for the senses upon taking a 35 minute ferry from down town Auckland you arrive on to an idyllic island that is so far… Read More »Visiting Waiheke Island – The Low Down
Waiheke Island has many wineries in fact I was told on my visit to Waiheke a few weeks ago the island has over 30 wineries, it really does hold its… Read More »My Winery Tour of Waiheke with Explore Waiheke
Two and half hours south-east of Auckland there is a great weekend get away from Auckland which is different to the rugged Northland and the scenic Coromandel Peninsula. It is especially… Read More »Our Favourite Spots of Tauranga and Mount Maunganui
