A chronicle of our travels around the world
This area of New Zealand is known as “The Catlins”, a rugged stretch of coastline full of waterfalls, caves, petrified forests, and museum of curios automata. We even had some rare beautiful weather to explore all these incredible sites. The only thing we didn’t have was time: we only had a few weeks left so …
So here’s a bit of useless trivia for you: Invercargill is as south on the globe as Quebec City is north: 46 degrees latitude. It doesn’t seem like it when you look at a globe, probably because there’s very little land on this planet that’s further south than New Zealand. Perhaps being so south is …
Simply put, Milford Sound was gorgeous. Looking back, I feel very lucky that we were able to experience it the way we did. Most tourists go on day trips from Queenstown, where they ride a tour bus for 4 hours, take a 90 minute boat cruise, then ride back for another 4 hours. This leaves …
We left Queenstown with a high level of excitement, knowing that some of New Zealand’s most beautiful countryside lay ahead of us. We were on our way to Milford Sound, and although the destination itself was renowned for its beauty, the actual journey there was just as jaw-dropping. Due to its popularity and lack of …
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 …
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. …
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!