On Saturday 24th June 2017, myself and Niall got up at 2:30am to catch a bus to the airport for a 6:30am flight to Auckland. The reason…… Read more “Lions Tour 2017”
Category: North Island
Stargazing in Lake Tekapo
On the 28th April 2017, we left Mount Cook to head back to Twizel where we would wait for our kiwi bus to pick us up and…… Read more “Stargazing in Lake Tekapo”
A stop in New Zealand’s capital
We arrived in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington, in the late afternoon of the 4th April 2017 and got checked into our hostel, Base. When we arrived…… Read more “A stop in New Zealand’s capital”
Rafting in River Valley
On the 3rd April 2017 we headed to a very remote lodge called River Valley. On the way to River Valley we stopped off for a 2…… Read more “Rafting in River Valley”
A party on Lake Taupo
On our way to Taupo we stopped at the Huka Falls. This is a really powerful, fairly short (only 9m) waterfall that throws 200,000 litres of water…… Read more “A party on Lake Taupo”
Geothermal Rotorua
Before we headed to the Tamaki Maori Village we had a couple of hours to have a look around Rotorua. Rotorua is one of only sixteen places…… Read more “Geothermal Rotorua”
Tamaki Maori Village Overnight Stay
After saying goodbye to Rachael and Steve and being picked up by the Kiwi Experience bus in Cambridge, we headed to Rotorua. We would only be there…… Read more “Tamaki Maori Village Overnight Stay”