The past few days have been rainy and grey; a large depression is moving across the islands. 🙁 No matter how scenic a scenic route is, it’s never much fun in the rain. We decided to drive from Rotorua to Auckland without many stops on the way. Problem is that even Auckland in the rain […]
The west side of the NZ Alps takes the most rain. So our drive up from Te Anau to Arthur’s Pass was basically one big blur because of the mist and rain. Unfortunately, it’s also where you can see some of the larger glaciers in the area; Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier. They’re fantastic […]
“Welcome to Gondor…”, is what the Lord Of The Rings tour brochure said. It sounded tempting, even though I’m not a die hard LOTR fan. But I know damn well that what you will actually get to see is just some fields that vaguely remind you of the film, so we didn’t go on the […]
We arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand (South Island), after a long flight with a stop over in Sydney. We flew at night and even if you do get to sleep for a few hours, you don’t really rest. On top of that, losing another 5 hours while crossing some time zones, doesn’t help either. But […]
