August 25, 2016
Living in New Zealand, I’m happier with myself than I have ever been before. I embrace things that make me feel good and bring me inner peace. Each day I try to express gratitude and exude positivity everywhere I go. This type of temperament and lifestyle is simple to live out with a great morning […]
August 4, 2016
Call me ignorant, but I thought that the only place in the world I could find redwood trees is California, USA. You may be able to imagine my confusion when I drove through the woods on my way back from sleeping next to Lake I-Don’t-Know-What and saw a sign that read: REDWOODS TURN LEFT. What? […]
July 21, 2016
The northernmost region of New Zealand’s North Island feels like a private oasis. Near the equator, Northland’s climate falls under subtropical. Never far from the coast, you can find endless empty beaches with magazine-worthy views. Though it’s not without its tourist attractions, even in the summer time, the volume of tourists does not begin to […]
July 19, 2016
I had just left Matamata. On a high from visiting the Hobbiton Movie Set and showering for the first time in four days, I was ready for a full day of exploration. As much as a road trip causes excitement, it brings about an equal dose of exhaustion. But not on this day. I felt […]
June 28, 2016
Before… I will be upfront right now. I absolutely raced through the first week of my road trip out of excitement to get to Matamata. A trip to the famed Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie set has been on my to-do list ever since I decided to move to New Zealand. Not wanting to miss […]
June 23, 2016
While living on Waiheke Island, I wanted to take a weekend trip to the Coromandel Peninsula for months. Until my May road trip I had only previously made it to Thames, the entry town, to hike the Pinnacles for a weekend. When the time to visit finally arrived, I zipped around the Coromandel in just […]
June 14, 2016
After visiting breathtaking Cape Reinga, I felt restless. I drove from New Zealand’s most northwestern point down to Kumue in an afternoon, parked for the night on the side of the road, the sped off south early after the sun rose. After popping over shortly to Waitkere Ranges, I drove out to Piha, my first west […]
May 24, 2016
Though I knew very little about Northland before hitting the road north, I knew that I definitely wanted to visit Cape Reinga. Admittedly, I did not even know what was so special about New Zealand’s northwestern most point other than it’s geographical location. I just knew that I wanted to be at that point. After […]
May 19, 2016
So you’re headed to Whangarei, but aren’t quite sure where to go or what to do? Fear not, because I have the perfect beginner’s list of how to spend your time here. Visiting Whangarei is a great introduction to New Zealand’s Northland region and worth enjoying every moment. From rural, country paths through farmland to […]
May 14, 2016
Slowly over the last several weeks, I have been stealthily compiling a list of random places that I hear my Kiwi and well-traveled backpackers mention in New Zealand. As I scanned the map for my route from Whangarei to the Bay of Islands, I noticed Russell, a name that sounded familiar. I went to my […]
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