Flying To New Zealand? Do These 7 Things First

by | Jun 6, 2019

Flying to New Zealand is daunting. For many of you reading this, your total transit time will be over 24 hours. The following are seven tips for keeping in mind before flying to NZ, including a few to consider before booking your flight. Some of these tips apply...

10+ Things To (and not to) Do In The Catlins + Useful Tips

by | Jun 2, 2019

The time has come. The Catlins has emerged from obscurity and the region is now on the tourist radar. Honestly, I’d never ever heard of the Catlins growing up. Tucked away in the Southeast corner of the country. With a sparse population, farming and forestry are...

Walking Through Cave Stream Scenic Reserve In Castle Hill

by | May 15, 2019

Castle Hill’s Cave Stream Scenic Reserve has been the location of two casualties (source). Thankfully I wasn’t aware of these two incidents before taking on the cave at the end of an epic day trip to Castle Hill with Nina and Garrett. This post will tell...

How To Say New Zealand In 58 Different Languages

by | Apr 19, 2019

Random Person: “Where are you from?” Me: “New Zealand.” RP: “Sorry, where?” Me: “New Zealand.” RP: “Ah, the Netherlands.” Me: “Nooooo, New. Zealand.” This is one of many variations of...

Is The Trans-Siberian Railway Worth It?

by | Apr 18, 2019

The Trans-Siberian train is one of the bucket list trips I’m stoked to have completed early in my travels. It’s a journey that comes up often between travellers who are looking to navigate between Asia and Europe and being able to say I’ve completed...