A chronicle of our travels around the world
Queenstown is a short drive away from Wanaka, situated right in the centre of New Zealand’s mountain playground. Playground is the the operative word here, as the town feels like was it designed solely for entertaining tourists. Think of any extreme sport, and Queenstown has it in spades: bungie jumping, speedboat tours, paragliding, you name …
A Hairy Bastard for a hairy bastard
Wanaka, the first city on what I’ll call the “Beautiful Mountainous Region of New Zealand” chapter of our journey. We had already seen and drove through the mountains, however this town really felt like a gateway to the area. We didn’t take many photos of the town itself, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t picturesque. …
Another holiday park, another shoebox accomodation, another perfect place to get some work done.
While riding down the west coast, the weather didn’t get any better. Sure, we had a few patches of sun here and there, but we shared a level of anxiety as we approached the mountains, worried that we may never actually see them due to the low-lying clouds. The west coast has two main glaciers: …
We tried driving away from the rainy weather, and were somewhat successful.
Famous for its Windows Lock Screen, this place is also known as being the Eyes of the Kiwi (find it on a map and you’ll see).
Goodbye North Island, hello South Island!
I had this one on Hallowe’en. I think the colours are appropriate. The beer itself was normal.
Another great beer from Wellington, in an aptly named restaurant.