Having babbled on at some length as to the virtues of Dunedin, it is now time to turn my attention to my other favourite Kiwi city – which also happens to be the countries capital – the city of Wellington. Wellington is tucked away on the southern tip of the North island, and most travellers […]
Archives for July 2011
Whale Crazy Kaikoura
I should probably preface this post with a note that, title aside, I didn’t see any actual Whales in Kaikoura, despite quite a lot of frenzied staring out to sea. What I did see was a town that is somewhat obsessed by these creatures, and which shares it’s obsession with over a million visitors a […]
Akaroa and the Banks Peninsula
The town of Akaroa, is, quite frankly, a bit weird. Situated just near Christchurch, on a piece of land known as the Banks Peninsula, it appears to be, to all intents and purposes, French. France is not the first place that one usually thinks of when roaming your average Kiwi village. Other than an obsession […]
The Moeraki boulders, and other rocks
New Zealand is home to some pretty impressive bits of rock, as my posts on Milford Sound and Mount Cook should by now have made clear. However, looking at the slightly smaller scale, there is no shortage of impressive stuff either. In today’s post I’m going to be looking at three smaller scale rocky locales […]
Travel blogging tips from the experts: Fevered Mutterings
Today I am delighted to be interviewing a travel blogger who seems to always be getting himself into tragic circumstances, and then writing about it with wit and humour. He doesn’t really need much more introduction than that – I am of course talking about Mike Sowden, author of travel blog Fevered Mutterings. In this […]
Mighty Mount Cook in photos
Oh New Zealand. How you tempt me. After leaving the west coast and the Queenstown region I thought that was going to be it for mighty mountains. I thought a road trip up the somewhat flat south east coast was going to be the future. But no. You tease me with glorious weather, and force […]
Dunedin in a day
I don’t normally write too much about the cities of New Zealand. This is partly because I’m mostly travelling this country for its epic scenery – which it has in bucketloads – and partly because, if I’m honest, New Zealand cities don’t normally do much for me. Don’t get me wrong. They certainly have their […]
The Catlins
After the majesty and grandeur of the south island’s west coast, the east coast runs the risk of being, well, slightly less mind bogglingly spectacular. Luckily there is plenty to see and do on the road up the coast, starting with the Catlins. The Catlins are situated between Invercargill and Dunedin, the two main towns […]
Milford Sound: A Visitor’s Guide
In this post we’re going to share everything you need to know to help you visit Milford Sound, one of New Zealand’s most spectacular natural attractions. First though, I have a confession to make. In a previous post, I referred to the geological feature known as a Sound as being the New Zealand equivalent of […]
The ongoing quest for middle earth
I know I know. It’s starting to become a bit of an obsession. More so than the lighthouses. Even Vera is starting to think I’m getting a bit weird with all this Tolkien searching. But still. Since I’m in New Zealand, and I am a slight Lord of the Rings fan (addicted since I was […]