The Catlins Top Spots – Otago & Southland, NZ

The third stop on our Christmas South Island Tour was The Catlins. The longest drive on our road trip, (8 hours from Akaroa), this place needed to be worth it. The Catlins, split between Otago… View Post

Akaroa – NZ’s French Settlement

The second spot on our South Island Road Trip was Akaroa. A 3.5 hour drive south from Kaikoura, Mark and I stopped about an hour and a half in to grab lunch at one of… View Post

Beervana – NZ’s Premier Craft Beer Festival

Wellington is the Capital City… and it is also the country’s Capital of Beer. Every winter the Windy City hosts Beervana, New Zealand’s Craft Beer Festival so Mark and I got tickets this August. We… View Post

NZIFF – New Zealand International Film Festival

July has come and gone but Auckland has lots of options to keep residents busy during these Winter months. One of them was the New Zealand International Film Festival. Spending a few weeks in each… View Post

30 Before 30

I turned 29 two months… it’s hard to believe this is my last year in my twenties! On the eve of my Birthday I decided to start a 30 things to do before I turn… View Post

Crystal Castle – Hinterland, Byron Bay

A main attraction in the Byron Shire is the Crystal Castle. Our Airbnb was just down the road from it and visiting this Shambhala Garden was on the top my list of things to do.… View Post

Niue – More Photos

This post is an extension of my Weekend Guide to Niue. These are photos from my Nikon D5100. Limu Pools: Matapa Chasm: Views from our room at Lau’s Getaway: TIP: Be sure you keep your… View Post

A Weekend Guide to Niue

The Rock of the Pacific, Niue is literally a large volcanic rock. It is as small island, yet a large coral atoll, in the middle of a triangle between Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands.… View Post