Whale Watching With Whale Watch Kaikoura

New Zealand continues to amaze me with everything it has to offer. In an area the size of Colorado, US, you have beaches, mountains, glaciers, desert vistas, green rolling hills, and rain forests. With those landscapes on offer, you can go on multi-day hikes or scenic helicopter rides over the Southern Alps. You can sample [...]

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Crossing the Cook Strait With Interislander

As a backpacker or budget traveler in New Zealand, you’ll have a couple different options when planning your trip from the North to the South Island (I recommend this direction of travel). While you have the option of flying – or even the option of skydiving (yes, skydiving) – I recommend you cross the Cook [...]

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New Zealand’s North: Cape Reinga and 90 Mile Beach

I’m not typically a fan of bus tours. To be fair, I haven’t been on many – but, when given the opportunity, I’ll always choose solo travel over guided bus tours. I can’t personally think of anything worse than being stuck on a coach full of young backpackers who are just looking for an excuse [...]

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Dolphin Watching in the Bay of Islands – New Zealand

A backpacking trip to New Zealand isn’t complete with out a visit to the Northland. One of the prime destinations in the Northland is the beautiful Bay of Islands – an inlet off the South Pacific dotted with over one hundred tropical islands. It’s an area of mild temperatures, beautiful coastline, and laid back, friendly [...]

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