Yes, we were there! And we’ve got the photos to prove it. We wrote about this briefly when we visited New Zealand back in January. But movie studio circumstances did not allow us to show pictures of our visit to Hobbiton and The Shire.. until now. With The Hobbit set to be release this week, [...]
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Travel Costs: 1 Month in New Zealand
Find out how much we spent in New Zealand in 28 days. New Zealand is our first stop on our round-the-world adventure back in January 2012. It rained on us. In fact, of the 28 days we’ve spent driving from North Island to South Island, we averaged just a handful of clear and sunny skies. [...]
At-A-Glance: Wine Tasting in Blenheim
We’re in Blenheim with one goal in mind – get wine wasted. After being on the move for 2 weeks straight, we were definitely ready to ‘wine’ down. Literally. We opted to stay for 4 days, the longest stay thus far on our New Zealand adventure. If you’re into wine tasting, vineyard hopping and that [...]
Bucket List: Bungy Jumping in New Zealand!
Yes, I did it! I bungy jumped 134m on my 29th birthday! For backpackers, New Zealand is a mecca for extreme outdoors activities – skydiving, canyoning, glacier hiking and, of course, bungy jumping! We’re here to do almost all of the above, but primarily, we came to conquer the latter. And by we I mean [...]
Funny Road Signs in New Zealand
New Zealand knows a thing or two about safety on the road. And they’ve got a funny way of reminding you too. Have you ever taken notice of the road signs in New Zealand? For your safety (and entertainment), I sure hope so because it’s by far the quirkiest we’ve ever seen. They don’t get [...]
