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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Take a Look at Queenstown…
One of my favourite destinations in the world, the picturesque town of Queenstown in New Zealand’s South Island is a perfect place to spend a winter holiday. With warm sunshine, ‘refreshing’ lakes, endless bars and restaurants, and all the action and adventure sports you could possibly wish for, Queenstown caters for travellers of every age…
The Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge New Zealand 2013 – Entry Opens in 11 Days!
With just 11 days to go until entry opens for the Contact Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge 2013, now is the time to make that all-important decision… Are you going to be one of the 10,000 or so cyclists to attempt this one-day, one-lap 160km circumnavigation of Lake Taupo – Australasia’s largest lake? Well, if the…
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….
A-Z of Travel – B is for Baggage…
It’s bulky, it’s heavy and if we have too much of it, it can cost us a fortune, but baggage is an important part of travel, and despite having travelled around the world with little more than an oversized backpack, I still struggle to pack light! My first attempt at packing light was for our…
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,…
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