Endless Summer in Raglan
Oh how I wish we were able to visit Raglan in the summer. The west coast beaches here are stunning, which is why they were...
Our Nearly Doomed Trip to Mt. Doom
New Zealand is Lord of the Rings country (which you already know from our posts like this, this & this). All three LOTR movies were filmed...
Huka Falls & The Honey Hive
Moving further into the center of the North Island, we continued our light speed traveling to Taupo. We wanted to get to our host in...
Who Farted?
The residents don’t notice the smell anymore, but all of Rotorua smells like rotten eggs. It truly does smell like a really rank fart. This...
Celebrating Our Anniversary in Tauranga
Well, it might be pretty obvious that we are way behind in updating the blog, since our four year anniversary was the 1st of September....
First to See the Sun
Gisborne is the first city in the world to see the sun each morning. How cool is that? We spent 4 days here (only 2...
Te Mata Peak, Hawke’s Bay
Just south of Havelock North is a fantastic scenic area with a host of walking tracks. Maranu, our host in Napier, suggested we make the...
The Art Deco Capital of the World
Our stay in Napier was one of our favorites so far! The sun came out full force and made our four days here even better....