After my return from the bay of islands I still had a few days left to explore Auckland before my onwards flight. My first stop this time around was to Waiheke Island. This is about a 40 minute ferry ride from downtown Auckand and is an island know for to vineyards. As I was there … More Auckland Take 2
My time in the bay of Islands was split into 2 parts. After being in Tauranga I got the bus up to Auckland where I had arranged to spend the weekend with some family friends. That happened to have a beach house slightly north in Mangawhai Heads. We headed off early on Saturday morning and … More Bay Of Islands
Although I got the bus to Auckland from Tauranga I didn’t actually spend any time there then. I first spent a few days in Auckland after my Kiwi experience trip. I arrived back early afternoon so decided I would head out to explore some of the city while the sun was shining. I first headed … More Auckland Take 1
The next morning as we didn’t have far to go we had the chance to spend the morning at the geothermal park. This was again an amazing experience where we had a local guide teach us about the importance of the thermal activity in the area and how it was vital to the lives of … More Kiwi Experience Part 2
For the next part of my exploration of the Nuer then island I decided to book onto the kiwi experience bus. This is a little like a guided tour of the island with various optional activities you can do. I think in the summer they can be pretty busy and have more of a party … More Kiwi Experience Part 1
After spending the morning packing up my belongings it was time to move onto my weekend location. I was heading just an hour north of Wellington to Paraparaumu to stay with my friends Aunt and Uncle. They paster for their local church so I decided it would be nice to spend the weekend there. The … More Paraparaumu & Tauranga
My flight from Nelson to Wellington was an experience in itself. First of all Nelson airport didn’t have any type of security so I turned up 30 minutes before my flight, dropped off my bag and then just waited. And then I realised I would be flying on a prop plane – pretty cool but … More Wellington
After I arrived into Nelson I found a bench by the river to sit on while I waited for my host for the next few days to pick me up. The next day I decided to explore more of Nelson. First up I decided to head up to the centre of NZ. I walked along … More Nelson & The Abel Tasman
After an early start for my bus I arrived to a very windy Kaikoura. Thankfully I was able to check straight into my hostel so I dropped off my bag and after a quick rest I headed out to explore. Despite the fact that the wind was howling I decided to attempt the peninsula walk … More Kaikoura
After arriving in Tekapo myself and a girl (Paula) I met on my bus decided to head out for a walk and explore the area around the lake. Let me tell you that I was in total awe with the beauty of the nature around me, it was stunning. We walked along the edge of … More Tekapo
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