Today we made a brief visit to one of most popular getaways for visitors to Auckland, Rangitoto Island. Lying to … Continue reading Rangitoto Island

First, a word of warning: this post will probably not be the least bit interesting.  It’s really just a place … Continue reading Auckland Suburbs

After a hiccup with drivers licenses prevented us from hiring a car, we were forced to abandon plans to explore … Continue reading Auckland Intro

After four days of cycling around the Southlands and a brief paddle in Milford Sound, there’d be no let-up with … Continue reading Stewart Island

As an optional fourth day add-on to the Around The Mountains Trail ‘package’, we took to our bikes again today, … Continue reading Arrowtown and the Gibbston Valley

The Around The Mountains Cycle Trail is a 180km, sign-posted cycle-way from Kingston, 48km south of Queenstown, around to Walter … Continue reading Queenstown: Around The Mountains

We briefly visited Queenstown back in ’05, and from the moment we began the descent at the end of our 3.5 … Continue reading Queenstown Intro

With just one day to explore Brisbane, Australia’s third-largest city after Sydney and Melbourne, we chose a bike tour so … Continue reading Brisbane

After spending nine days in Sydney, it was time to hit the road again.  According to Google, the journey from Sydney … Continue reading Sydney to Brisbane

During our stay in Sydney, we visited two of the city’s most popular suburbs.   Manly is a beach-side suburb of … Continue reading Soggy Sydney Suburbs: Manly and Bondi