Rotorua New Zealand

As I pull into Rotorua the first thing that hits me is an overwhelming stench of rotten eggs. This is due to the sulphur in the air because Rotorua is rife with volcanic activity and is possibly one of the …

Crazy Man

We had been traveling for hours, trying desperately to make our way from Christchurch to Wanaka, a journey made impossible by a satnav that seemed adamant on taking us to The North Island. The sun was beginning to set and …

The Bucket List

After ticking off many things on my too do list in 2011 and 2012 I have decided to wright and share with you my full Bucket List: I am not dying, however I feel that to really live, one needs …

Top 5 Things To See In New Zealand

I spent one month traveling around both of New Zealand’s beautiful Islands, there are lots of things that I had the pleasure of seeing, and I’m sure plenty that I missed…one month is just not quite long enough to see …

Travel Theme: Soft

This week’s travel theme over at Where’s My Backpack is soft (http://wheresmybackpack.com/2012/11/09/travel-theme-soft/?like=1&_wpnonce=c3e76fac97 ) , when I think of soft things the first thing that pops into my brain is fuzzy animals, so here is a collection of my favourite fuzzy animal photo’s: …

The Time I Climbed A Glacier

Whilst traveling around New Zealand I found myself in Franz Joseph, on the beautiful South Island with the chance to actually climb a glacier!! When I came to New Zealand this is what I was most interested in doing and …

The Time I Saw A UFO

I was traveling New Zealand with my ex-boyfriend at the time, and had just finished a quick stopover in Queenstown where we went to go white-water rafting on the shoot over. In case you wanted to know Queenstown is an …

The Time I Went Swimming With Seals

This story happened last year when I was traveling through New Zealand. I was heading to Kaikoura, a stunningly beautiful small town on the East Coast of the South Island. Nestled between snow-capped mountains, on a pebble beach that is …