Bungy Jumping at Night in Queenstown

New Zealand is the place to come for adventure sports. And Queenstown is the town to come to in New Zealand. On a walk down Shotover Street, you’ll pass stores selling jet boat rides, canyon swings, white water rafting, skydives, zip line adventures, and yes, bungy jumping. Oh bungy jumping, the act of tying your [...]

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Cruising the Bay of Islands on The Rock

If you’re on a backpacking trip to New Zealand, you can’t miss out on the Bay of Islands – an inlet off the South Pacific north of Auckland dotted with over one hundred tropical islands. On a sunny day, the blue-green, emerald waters contrasted with the white sand beaches will almost take your breath away. [...]

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Crossing the Cook Strait with Bluebridge

A visit to New Zealand will undoubtedly result in you crossing the Cook Strait – the body of water which separates New Zealand’s North and South Islands. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific on the east. The strait was first discovered by the Europeans when Captain James Cook sailed [...]

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