As my time in New Zealand finally draws to a close (cue sad music here), I wanted to take some time to look back on the last year and share with you some of my favourite moments of the last fourteen months. This country is incredible. I think I have seen almost everything, driven on…
Category: places to see before you die
my adventures on stewart island
Mid-October, I requested Sunday – Tuesday off and I set my car up for some glamping (because when you have a world map pillowcase, it’s not really camping.) After work on Saturday, I tucked into my car and drove an hour and a half south of Dunedin to Jacks Bay, where I parked my car…
12 things to do in the coromandel
The Coromandel is one of the more remote regions of New Zealand, namely because its difficult to access further north than Whitianga without a car. It is a jaw dropping beauty of a place, though, and it consistently ranks in New Zealand traveller’s top ten. I feel madly in love with the Coromandel peninsula when…
travel essay: hiking roy’s peak
The afternoon sun is hot on my shoulders as I make my way from my car to the start of the track. Above me, the peak rises almost vertical, the trail obscured by the shrubs and tussocks on the mountainside. There are still people arriving – like me, late to the party – to the…
a brush with spontaneity: the moeraki boulders
I was undecided as to whether this post should go under “tinder tales” (possibly coming soon) or spontaneous adventures. It might make a reappearance, honestly, but for now, it was a spontaneous adventure with a new friend. (It is absolutely no secret that I take serious advantage of Tinder while travelling. How else am I…
one day in glenorchy/kinloch
I feel like the luckiest person right now. I sneaked away from Dunedin again and came back up to Kinloch for the weekend – after one really fun day and night in Wanaka – and I can’t get over how stunning it is up here in the High Country. I found a station for sale…
hiking ben lomond
Two days ago, I hiked my first ever mountain. Sure, I’ve hiked some mountains, some hills. But this was a 1400m high mountain. A legit mountain. I was stoked. I started around 10:30 am, from Queenstown, and took the Tiki Trail up with a girl from the hostel. I think she might have originally been…
25 things to do in istanbul
Istanbul is one of my favourite cities in the world. One day, I’ll list all of my favourite cities and tell you why… but for now, just know that Istanbul is high up on the list! It’s bustling, loud, crowded and the drive across the bridge takes anywhere from three minutes to thirty minutes, even…
travel essay: flying over the remarkables
While in Queenstown over the Queen’s birthday weekend, I took the opportunity to explore the Remarkables mountain range by helicopter. I had contacted several tour companies asking about media rates and had been in contact with The Helicopter Line, based out at the Queenstown airport in Frankton. They said they had a 2:30 flight available,…
25 things to do in wellington
Since I’ve spent so much time researching my new city, I thought it only fair to share with you the places and sites I myself am planning on going and checking out, and some I’ve already done. Wellington is chock full of interesting adventures, even though it is the “coolest little capital” in the world….