Rotorua is a small town 150 miles south east of Auckland that is famous for its geothermal activity.  If you … Continue reading Rotoroa

Having had such a great time on the Hunter Valley Wine Tour at the end of December, we decided to … Continue reading Kumeu River Wineries and Muriwai

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