Jan 15, 20243 min read
Rafting the Rangitaiki River with River Rats & Ziplining with Rotorua Canopy Tours
When you visit the extreme sports capital of the world, New Zealand, it is only natural to include one or two of such activities into...
Jan 14, 20245 min read
Rotorua: Best Things to Do for Free
Think of things to do in Rotorua and costly activities like bungee jumping, whitewater rafting, ziplining, Zorbing, etc. will come to...
Jan 10, 20245 min read
Roadtrip from Auckland to Rotorua: My Pick of Rest Stops
The distance from Auckland to Rotorua is roughly 228 km and it takes about 2 hrs 40 mins of continuous driving to complete by State...
Jan 9, 20244 min read
From South to North Island: Our Boxing Day Rollercoaster Ride
After spending Christmas in Tekapo, we returned to Christchurch to catch our flight to Auckland on Boxing Day 2022. I'm not going to lie...
Jan 7, 202410 min read
Mackenzie Country: Top 10 Things to Do
The milky turquoise blue glacial waters of Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki, fringed by the snowcapped peaks of the Southern Alps and wild...
Jan 7, 20243 min read
Scenic Route from Christchurch to Lake Tekapo
We had unfinished business from our last trip in December 2019 as road closures due to New Zealand's worst flood in 2 decades had...
Jan 6, 20244 min read
Christchurch: A Family Reunites
After procrastinating for more than a year, here I am rekindling my blog with a trip we made to New Zealand in December 2022. Better late...