Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand
Surrounded by majestic mountains & nestled on the shores of crystal clear Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island boasts one of the most stunning natural locations in the world....
Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand
The world is getting smaller every day. It’s still a big place full of beautiful locations but there are surely very few places on earth as beautiful as Wanaka, a charming lakeside town in the middle of New Zealand’s South Island surrounded by mountains and...
Lake Hawea, South Island, New Zealand
I took a drive today over the Haast Pass, a 563 metre-high a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of New Zealand’s South Island. The pass took me off the rugged West Coast & away from the Tasman Sea and into the Otago region of the South Island before I...
Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand
In much the same way as throwing yourself off of an adequately stable ridge (bungee jumping) or out of a perfectly airworthy aeroplane while strapped to a total stranger (skydiving), strapping on some crampons & going for an amble on a glacier is one of those...
West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
The West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the whole country – it’s not Northland remote but it’s remote nonetheless. This part of New Zealand is synonymous with beauty, rugged beauty; wild coastlines,...
Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Windy Wellington indeed. Wet Wellington, too. It’s noon on May 14, 2012, and I’m sitting in the back of Wilma, my camper van, in the car park on Mount Victoria, one of the more popular attractions in Wellington, the compact, cultured capital city of New...
Tongariro Alpine Crossing, New Zealand
Tongariro Alpine Crossing Traversing The Spectacular Volcanic Topography Of New Zealand’s North Island, Probably The Best One-Day Walk On Earth Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand. May 9, 2012 ; Tongariro National Park, slap-bang in the volcanic...
Taupo, North Island, New Zealand
In the volcanic heart of New Zealand’s North Island & with a breathtaking natural setting on the shores of the lake of the same name, Taupo is a must-see.
