There are hundreds of reasons to travel to New Zealand, and most involve remote beaches, hidden waterfalls, and jaw-droppingly gorgeous scenery. From the tip top of the North Island, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Tasman Sea, to the jagged tumble of rocks at Slope Point, where the Southern Ocean crashes into the barren land, […]
New Zealand, as a country, is a very outdoorsy place. I mean, you only have to google it to see that the majority of the images are of mountains and lakes. While many appear to be in the middle of nowhere, there are a surprising few right near Wellington. Some of the exciting nature and […]
As I’ve mentioned a few times in previous posts, there is something to be said for the food and drink in Wellington, New Zealand. The emphasis is on locally sourced, fresh, and flavourful. With fertile regions just on the other side of the mountains, seafood on the doorstep, and barista-perfect coffee roasted all over the […]
Wellington, New Zealand has a lot of great museums to explore. They’re typically perfect on a rainy day – of which Wellington has a few of in the winter. I personally really like Te Papa Tongarewa, the national museum of New Zealand, for its interactive and educational nature. There are quite a few other museums […]
The capital of New Zealand, Wellington, is a small one – but its feisty. There’s so many exciting things to do in and around the city, from hiking treks to unique wildlife sanctuaries, wineries, and historical museums. So many people skip Wellington, although in the past few years it has enjoyed international recognition. Personally, I […]
Dunedin, New Zealand is one of my favourite cities simply because there is so much to do, yet so few people visit! The city lies at the head of the Otago harbour, on the eastern coast of New Zealand’s South Island. It’s about five hours due south of Christchurch, New Zealand and about three hours […]
Ah, Queenstown, New Zealand. Playground for the snowbirds, haven for summer wine lovers, and absolutely surreal scenery no matter the season. Queenstown developed on the shore Lake Wakatipu in the 1860s first as a high country farm and later as a gold mining town. Only some of the original buildings remain, one of them now […]
There are few cities as interesting as Christchurch, New Zealand, in my opinion. It suffers more earthquakes on a daily basis than most other inhabited places, it’s a little England plopped into the chilly sub-Antarctic South Island, and it’s only one of eight pairs of cities worldwide with an exact antipodal city. There are other […]
A lot of people consider Nelson, New Zealand to be the gateway to the northern parts of the South Island. To get to the remote Golden Bay, Farewell Spit, and Wharariki Beach, you must pass through the fertile lands of Nelson and Motueka. And a lot of people do go up there; it’s beautiful. However, […]
I’m only a bit partial to Wellington, New Zealand. It’s the first place I moved to when I lived in NZ, and I quickly fell in love with the relaxed, quirky, chill vibe. Wellington attracts a lot of artists, entrepreneurs, and other creative types. Because it’s the capital, it also has a lot of government […]