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Aug 29, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 16 : Akaroa and Christchurch
It was the scenery of New Zealand’s South Island that had us embarking on a two week road trip but it was a wedding that brought us here...
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Aug 21, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 15 : Arthur’s Pass – West Coast to Christchurch
Arthur’s Pass, the magical stretch of road that connects the South Island’s two coasts, was top of the agenda today making it a day...
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Aug 9, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 14 : Fox Glacier to Greymouth
New Zealand is not called ‘the land of the long white cloud’ for nothing. I love clouds. They’re fantastic for photography. But when...
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Aug 1, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 13 : Franz Josef
For our entire South Island trip I’d been barely containing my excitement about the activity we had booked for today, a helicopter ride...
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Jul 20, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 12 : Queenstown to Fox Glacier (via Wanaka)
Today we wave goodbye to Queenstown and head off to the west coast to visit Fox Glacier. This involves a long day of driving through some...
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Jul 3, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 11 : Queenstown (Day 3) – Arrowtown
A great spot to photograph sunrise in Queenstown is at Frankton Arm Jetty where there’s a number of picturesque jetties in close...
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Jun 22, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 10 : Queenstown (Day 2) – Glenorchy
Queenstown is surely one of the world’s prettiest cities but the beauty doesn’t stop at the city limits so I highly recommend a day trip...
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Jun 6, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 9 : Milford Sound & Queenstown (Day 1)
There are no words powerful enough to describe what it’s like to wake up in one of earth’s most beautiful places, Milford Sound, so...
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May 21, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 8 : Milford Sound
Mornings in Te Anau mean throwing open your curtains to panoramic views of a glassy lake and a strong desire to take a brief stroll or...
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May 7, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 7 : Invercargill to Te Anau
There’s little to stick around for in Invercargill (although had I known about Demolition World I might have considered a visit) so...
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Apr 23, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 6 : Dunedin to Invercargill
The best part about staying at Larnach Castle was waking up in a goddamn castle and for a very brief moment this morning the dense fog...
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Apr 9, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 5 : Oamaru to Dunedin
The benefit of staying in Oamaru, besides its steampunk fascination and its penguin playground, is that it’s quite near the Moeraki...
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Mar 26, 20173 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 4 : Mount Cook to Oamaru
It’s not often you get excited about a drive but I was relishing the opportunity to travel the scenic Mount Cook Road once again as we...
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Mar 12, 20172 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Day 3 : Aoraki/Mount Cook, Hooker Valley
Today was drizzly and foggy, and what perfect weather to take a four hour 10k hike? Rugged up in our best weatherproofs we walked Mount...
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Feb 26, 20174 min read
2 Weeks in New Zealand’s South Island. Days 1-2: Christchurch to Aoraki / Mount Cook
When I received an invitation to a wedding in New Zealand I thought to myself, why not? New Zealand has never been high on my bucket list...
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