Queenstown, home of the brave: NZ 2024
Queenstown is renowned as the action capital of New Zealand, and we had an action plan! But, when the weather sets in here, the best plan is to sit back […]
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Fox on the rocks: NZ 2024
It’s Day 5 and we’re en route to Fox Glacier, via New Zealand State Highway 6. It’s a single-lane highway and, once again, we are spoiled with magnificent scenery. Today […]
Little fishies and big lines: NZ 2024
Hokitika and Ruatapu, West Coast Day 3 finds us in the whitebait capital of the South Island, Hokitika. It’s whitebait season, the little fish are running, and the locals are […]
Flight of the Stewarts: New Zealand 2024
Redfern to Christchurch With an early flight to New Zealand booked, we overnighted in Redfern at the quirky Hotel Hacienda. What a classic joint. Our 2-bed suite on the ground […]
NZ: Do you want to give Donald Trump a slap?
Location: Papatowai, The Catlins, New Zealand Do you want to: If you answered yes to any/all of the above, get yourself to The Lost Gypsy Gallery, a repurposed big green […]
NZ: Sea lion stalkers?
Location: New Haven, Otago, New Zealand To my regular readers (hah!), it might soon appear that we travel here and there seeking sea lions around every corner. I’m more of […]
NZ: Scotts Gap, you charmer, you
Location: Scotts Gap, Otago, New Zealand If Airbnb had a category for Disarming Charmers, The Hitchin Rail at Scotts Gap, Southland, NZ, would be right in there. How can a […]
NZ: Hooker Valley Track
Location: Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, Christchurch-Canterbury, South Island Walk distance: 10km Duration: 3 hours If you want to experience an iconic New Zealand walk but don’t have the time or […]
NZ: The hills are alive
Location: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, Christchurch-Canterbury region Rob and I were enjoying a private ‘Sound of Music’ moment when two exhausted backpackers crawled over the nearest hill. They didn’t speak […]
New Zealand: Arrival and a shot on the rocks
Flying into Queenstown, New Zealand, is like entering Mordor on a sunny day. This spectacular view over Queenstown hides a dark secret… 1F2C3432-1171-440C-9D7E-DEF0E8AA0934.medium No inclinators in town! Still, we all […]
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