Category: Oceania

After a brief taste of Otago and Southland we changed direction and headed to Westland. Our first stop was Fox Glacier with spectacular views and supposedly one of the most photographed lakes in New Zealand, Lake Matheson. Since we knew we eventually needed to end up back in Picton in a couple of days and…

After our first week in the South Island and following the coast from Picton to Christchurch, our next steps led to the heart of the Southern Alps. Our base for several days was to be a small town called Tekapo, lying at the shores of the lake with the same name. Our plan was to…

It started with a ferry transfer through the Cook Strait to the South Island. We were first welcomed by impressive Marlborough Sounds, and stayed there several days indulging the scenery and local wines. Our second few days stop was Kaikoura, a place between mountains and ocean we didn’t know a lot about beforehand, but which…

New Zealand’s capital – Wellington – is located in the south tip of the North Island. The city with less than half million inhabitants is neither the biggest one in the country, nor the first city to fly to when coming from abroad (highly probable). However, it’s a place with a lot of charm, good…

We’ve left Tekapo and Mackenzie Country behind and our noble (bu)steed took us further to the central Otago, a region full of vineyards and fruit orchards, but also beautiful lakes and mountains. Our first destination here was Queenstown – the adrenaline capital of New Zealand lying at the lake Wakatipu below the Remarkables mountain range.…