Exploring New Zealand by the rules
How we prepared to step out of Auckland (where we had family) to start exploring New Zealand, starting with Wellington. It was time to learn and take some decisions.
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Why a self driven road trip in New Zealand is the best way to travel?
The journey is greater than the destination. Getting lost in your thoughts, singing your own tune – you are the one in charge. It’s you and the road, and this is your special time together. That’s the allure of a road trip. And New Zealand is a perfect place for building this intimacy with the …
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What made fall the best time to visit New Zealand for us
New Zealand is one of those certainties in life you can count on. The sun will rise in the East, the cuckoo will sing in summer, New Zealand will be beautiful – always. Yet, we feel New Zealand’s beauty peaks in the fall months. We believe fall is the best time to visit New Zealand. …
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That Wanaka Tree and the fall colours in New Zealand
After the glacier town of Franz Josef, we were all set to travel further down the South Island and witness the fall colours. We had been told that fall was the best time to visit New Zealand, and now was the time to experience this first hand. Bye-bye, West Coast The Intercity bus picked us …
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Franz Josef glacier and hitting the west coast of New Zealand
“West coast” always has a wild streak to it. After exploring the offbeat and bohemian Golden Bay in the north of the South Island of New Zealand we had to decide our direction to move ahead. Heading southwards via the west coast felt like a perfect way to further discover the beauty of New Zealand. …
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Exploring Golden Bay and our hitchhiking debut in New Zealand
Ever since Simon, our friend in Wellington had pointed to the part of the South Island of New Zealand that looked like a kiwi, and said that it was the most beautiful part of New Zealand, we knew we had to make our way to the Golden Bay. That it was one of the little-visited …
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