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  • Waitomo | New Zealand :: Glowing Worms and Naked Rabbits2July 5, 2010

    Waitomo | New Zealand :: Glowing Worms and Naked Rabbits

    We were so “touristed out” at this point and were abhorred to find out that the cave exploration cost an upwards of $400, that we just threw our hands up helplessly. It is so easy to get sucked into the “gotta do” activities and the excellent marketing that New Zealand offers all the sucker [...]

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  • Rotorua | New Zealand :: Heating Up In New Zealand’s Cultural Capital0July 3, 2010

    Rotorua | New Zealand :: Heating Up In New Zealand’s Cultural Capital

    All we knew about Rotorua was the persistent ‘rotten egg’ smell that lingered all day and that it was the cultural capital of the country. So we decided to get a taste of all and signed up for the Maori Tamaki Village Tour and Hangi (traditional meal cooked underground), received a free pass to [...]

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  • Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Skydiving Is For Tourists Too!5June 16, 2010

    Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Skydiving Is For Tourists Too!

    To keep up with Terry and these adventure loving Kiwis, Manali decided to throw herself 15,000 feet out of a perfectly good plane over a lake. Where else but in the sky diving capital of the world where 30,000 crazies perform the same feat each year?  She was a little hesitant after seeing her young, [...]

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  • Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Queenstown of the North Island0June 14, 2010

    Lake Taupo | New Zealand :: Queenstown of the North Island

    Lake Taupo is the North Island’s answer to Queenstown in the South, where there are adventure seeker activities galore and a beautiful blue lake for water activities and mountains close by for skiing. We happened to be in town during the annual Iron Man triathlon competition and we able to see some amazing athletes [...]

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  • Mt Tongariro | New Zealand :: Hiking the Tongariro Pass0June 11, 2010

    Mt Tongariro | New Zealand :: Hiking the Tongariro Pass

    Although it seems ages since we finished the Routeburn track, our sore and tender muscles feel as though it was only yesterday. Despite our pitiful state I was determined to conquer Tongariro, although Manali decided to take the afternoon for herself, keeping busy with napping and reading in the campervan. The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is [...]

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  • Wellington | New Zealand :: The Windy Capital City0June 6, 2010

    Wellington | New Zealand :: The Windy Capital City

    Wellington, the windy political capital city of New Zealand, is situated overlooking a picturesque harbor with colonial homes perched on the surrounding hillside. The city, rather compact and not much larger than an American suburb, contrasts the heritage buildings with modern condominiums and shop lined streets, theatres and galleries.  Since the majority of film producers, [...]

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  • Picton to Wellington | New Zealand :: Interislander Ferry Crossing0June 3, 2010

    Picton to Wellington | New Zealand :: Interislander Ferry Crossing

    Time for the North Island!  Hopefully no more curvy, windy, one lane highway roads up steep mountainsides adorned with sheep and cattle? We loaded up ourselves and our van onto the Interislander Ferry for the 1pm three hour journey across the Cook Strait from Picton to Wellington.  We were totally over the breath-taking views, so [...]

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  • Abel Tasman National Park | New Zealand :: Kayaking with Seals0May 31, 2010

    Abel Tasman National Park | New Zealand :: Kayaking with Seals

    The sole reason to visit Abel Tasman National Park, one of New Zealand’s smallest parks, is to kayak and camp on the secluded bays among playful seal pups and penguins. You bet we were excited.  We saw heaps of seals and pups, lazing and sunbathing on the rocks (they have the best life!), [...]

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