Life in New Zealand is expensive but we’ve been loving tucking into the Jaffa Thins and meat pies and covering our eyes when it comes to doing the budget. Being tourists in our own country is a weird experience, especially when it comes to taking local advice from a French guy sleeping ...
When I returned, many friends and family asked a few questions about my trip (usually “where is your favorite place?”), which is impossible to describe in a few sound bites, but even more wanted to know “so…what’s next?” What could possibly follow the Best Year of My Life and ...
The NZ sun is deceptive. It might only be 70F, but the sun has an increased intensity due to the hole in the ozone layer. And didn’t I know it! After that first race I’d clearly been lulled into a false sense of security as a number of other runners, less affected by the sun...
Another aquatic creature you have to see in person is the jellyfish. To see them move gracefully across the water is a visual treat because of their colorful flesh that appears to be glowing. Just like dolphins, they’re found in oceans all over the world and Australia has its fair share...
The first thing you will notice is that we stayed mostly to the top half of the South Island. That’s because we travelled to New Zealand back in 2011 and visited the South (Wanaka, Queenstown and Milford Sound). We didn’t want to have to drive too much (originaly we aimed for a...