Month: March 2018
One more off the bucket list…
Location: Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Sometimes an experience is so grand, so moving, that words fail to express what you’re feeling.
Kaikoura, You’re Just What I Was Waiting For!
Location: Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Steps: 25,041 (how crazy is that?) Km walked: 10 km Km biked: 12 km Whenever I speak to someone back home about my time in New Zealand, inevitably the following questions comes up: Is New Zealand as beautiful as everyone says? Well, I’ll admit, I struggled with the answer. Read More
Tramping The Day Away…
Location: Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand Steps: 22,415 (new personal best!) Km walked: 14.35 Ask anyone who’s traveled throughout New Zealand and they’re likely to all say the same thing: the south island is where it’s at! The north island, being closer to the equator and all, is full of beaches and Read More
Walking In A Thermal Wonderland…
Location: Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland, Rotorua North Island, New Zealand No visit to Rotorua would have been complete without exploring what the city is known for: its thermal activity. And there is no better place to get your fill of it than at Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland just outside the city. It’s full of bubbling mud pools, geysers, hot springs Read More
Welcome to Wellington, Where I Let My Geek Out!
Location: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand Welcome to Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city! Located at the south-western tip of the North Island, it has the unique distinction of being known as the world’s windiest city! And with wind, comes rain! Luckily, it rained when I arrived and when I left and stayed dry, thought overcast, Read More
“Go back?” he thought. “No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do! On we go!”
Location: Hobbiton Movie Set, Waikato region North Island, New Zealand Gandalf: I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging, and it’s very difficult to find anyone. Bilbo: I should think so—in these parts! We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late Read More
Photo of the Day (Kaikoura)
Kaikoura Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand There’s just something about the water. A pull you can’t escape. Likes the waves in the ocean, a sense of peace washes over you. I think I could stay here all day.
Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao… Say that 3x fast!
Location: Rotorua, Bay of Plenty North Island, New Zealand New Zealand’s first inhabitants were the Maori, seafarers from the eastern Polynesian islands. These indigenous tribes arrived around 1300 and their culture persists today. 15% of the New Zealand population is Maori; in Rotorua, 40% of the population is Maori. Hence, it is considered one of the Read More