Mysterious boulders and time travel in Oamaru, New Zealand
Our final stretch of driving through Otago before reaching Christchurch! Rob and I left Dunedin early in the morning and set off north along the…
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Passing Through Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin ("dunn-eden") seems to be a big stop on the cruise ship route. A small university town, it is VERY tied to its Scottish heritage.…
Penguin Spotting in Curio Bay, Catlins, New Zealand
Fresh off the ferry from Stuart Island at 5:00, Rob and I drove into the Catlins to camp for the night. We had done basically…
Two Days on Stewart Island, New Zealand
Stewart Island has been my absolute favorite thing in New Zealand so far. I'm close to wanting to move to this tiny island town of…
Overnight in Invercargill, NZ
Depending on who you ask, Invercargill is famous for being one of the southernmost cities on the planet...or for being called by the Rolling Stones…
Queenstown NZ From Top to Bottom
Rob's conference ended at lunch today so we had time to be real tourists in Queenstown in the afternoon. Time to take the gondola to…
Exploring Queenstown Beaches and Gardens in New Zealand
The sun here in New Zealand is HOT and I spent most of my wanderings in town yesterday hopping from one shady tree to another.…
Welcome to Queenstown, NZ!
I've been in New Zealand for just about 24 hours now with remarkably light jetlag considering the near 28 hours of travel it took to…
What to Pack: New Zealand in February
Four weeks in New Zealand. One carry-on bag. One quickly-growing second trimester bump! For this trip, I had to mix up my old travel stand-bys…
We’re Going to New Zealand!
Rob and I just booked tickets to New Zealand for almost all the month of February! We'll be there four weeks total, flying in and…