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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...
Aug 29, 20172 min read
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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...
Aug 21, 20172 min read
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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...
Aug 9, 20172 min read
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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...
Aug 1, 20172 min read
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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...
Jul 20, 20172 min read
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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...
Jul 3, 20172 min read
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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...
Jun 22, 20172 min read
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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...
Jun 6, 20172 min read
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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...
May 21, 20173 min read
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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...
May 7, 20172 min read
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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...
Apr 23, 20173 min read
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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...
Apr 9, 20173 min read
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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...
Mar 26, 20173 min read
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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...
Mar 12, 20172 min read
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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...
Feb 26, 20174 min read
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