It’s an incredible time to be in New Zealand without tourists. Tongariro National Park is one of those places at the top of many people’s list to visit when they come here. When my cousin visited a couple years ago, […]
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Christmas Holiday in New Plymouth
We decided at the last minute to go to New Plymouth again right before Christmas. We had been two years ago. The weather was supposed to be fine and with any luck, not many people there. About an hour away […]
Re-visiting Sunshine Coast, Australia
Ahhh, Sunny Coast…one of my favourite memories of Australia. It was the first place I went when I got over there six years ago. I liked it so much, I extended my AirBnB stay. Deserted beaches, low-key neighbourhood and sun, […]
Waitangi Weekend in Gisborne
We decided to take advantage of a long weekend and hot weather to go up to Gisborne, about 4 hours north of us along the east coast. One of the main reasons was to do a stingray encounter where you […]