We had a bit of drama with our Campervan. After lunch in Franz Josef, we walked back to the campervan to change into our usual jeans and flip flops...and I noticed…
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We lucked out yet again. Our second try for a heli-hike to Fox Glacier, and the weather was stunningly beautiful. The guides said that it's usually only clear a couple times…
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on this day, we had plans to take a helicopter ride to the top of Fox Glacier for a half day hike. The weather didn't cooperate - the storm made visibility…
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Another long and winding road...as if there were any other kind in NZ. What looked like a short 200 miles or so actually took like 6 hours of driving time. My…
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Adrenaline pumping after jumping off a bridge, it was hard to get back into the camper van and head back on the road for another long drive. Instead, we stopped for…
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We arrived in Queenstown in the early morning and contemplated pulling over on the side of the road and just 'setting up camp.' We read that most people do this to…
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Dunedin was recommended to us by a native Kiwi as having a 'cool vibe,' so even though it was all the way on the other side of the island, we decided…
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"Brekkie" is Kiwi for Breakfast. We ate a lot of Mickey D's brekkies over the course of our stay in NZ. 1. It wasn't $25 for breakfast like most tourist-focused restaurnts, 2. It…
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The Catlins, or the Catlin Coast, was rugged and remote - a mix of beaches, farms, waterfalls, rare birds, rain forests, and towns that looked as if they had not been…