A small but very beautiful seaside settlement on New Zealand’s South Island, Kaikoura is a wonderful place to spend a day or two during your self-drive New Zealand adventure. A place where “the Mountains meet the Sea”, Kaikoura is rich in history, culture and offshore wildlife such as orcas, dolphins, sperm whales and fur seals,…
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Franz Josef Glacier – Don’t Forget Your Pac-a-Mac!
When you’re a pair of cool and trendy travellers (that’s what we like to think, anyway!), the last thing you think of packing in your suitcase is waterproof clothing… but there are some places in the world where you just cannot do without! Mount Kilimanjaro, Iguaçu Falls, and the Amazon Rainforest are all areas where…
The Best of Travel – Here’s where you should be heading on your next holiday…!
British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ has announced the winners of this year’s Travel Awards, and if you want to know what 75,000people voted as the world’s best city, the world’s best holiday destination, and the best long-haul airline, we’ve got all the gossip right here! Voted for by readers of the newspaper, the Telegraph Travel Awards…
Kaikoura and Kaiteriteri – Two ‘Kaptivating’ Reasons to Visit New Zealand this Winter
As the snow makes its way to the peaks of the Austrian Alps (good news for skiers!), the sun is making its way down below the equator to New Zealand’s South Island and the beautiful seaside resorts of Kaikoura and Kaiteriteri. A wonderful spot for wine lovers, the northern coastline of the South Island homes…
Our Trip of the Month: The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 2013 New Zealand
The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 2013 is an annual cycling event that will take you to the magnificent North Island of New Zealand. A 160km one-day one-lap ride around the magnificent Lake Taupo, this Cycle Challenge is suitable for riders of all abilities and anyone over the age of 10 years can take part. To…
A-Z of Travel – D is for Destinations (My Top 10)
For me, the hardest part about travelling is actually deciding on where to go! The world is big, beautiful and just waiting to be discovered, but as I tend to fall in love with almost every country I visit, I am always torn between returning to a favourite place and visiting a new holiday destination….
Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge – A New Cycle Tour, A New Adventure, A New (Zealand) Holiday Destination!
We might not have completed the Cape Argus yet, but my dear beloved has found yet another Cycle Tour that is longer, probably harder, and definitely further away than the one in South Africa, and surreptitiously added it on to our Bucket List when I wasn’t looking! Set in the North Island of New Zealand,…
The Holiday of a Lifetime
What does “The holiday of a lifetime” mean to you? For many it would be a trip to Australia taking in Ayres Rock, the Great Barrier Reef and Sydney Opera House, escaping to an unspoilt tropical island such as Bora Bora, or a fun-filled trip to the US, but for me personally, the holiday of…
Our Top 10 Cities – Part IX – Queenstown
Creating a list of our top 10 cities has been great fun! It has given us the opportunity to revisit these magnificent places in our minds and remember all the wonderful experiences we had, trying new foods, meeting new people and discovering how other people live. As we come to our penultimate article, we head…
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