I’ve got to admit that I am not an extremely adventurous person. So when you put a non-adventurous person on a bus bound for adventure, it’s hard to get pumped up about the whole idea of sandboarding. Being at the most northern part of the North Island? I could deal with that. Driving down the…
The road to Milford Sound is one of the prettiest that I’ve seen in all my travels through New Zealand and I’ve been through quite a few. Even though I was on a tour bus, there was never a quiet moment literally as everyone kept taking photos as the bus meandered its way through the…
As a driving newbie, I was worried about driving in New Zealand. My license was just 3 weeks old when I went over to New Zealand and I celebrated my first drive in New Zealand instead of Singapore. I was so green that I was worried whether drivers on the road would survive my driving.…
Ballooning was never on my agenda when it came to New Zealand. Nevertheless, this idea sort of ballooned (pun intended!) and took root when I first visited Christchurch and came across a brochure for Ballooning Canterbury, a local ballooning company there. The idea of being stuck up high in the sky in just a basket…
If you are a first time solo traveller, New Zealand would be perfect for you to try out all the tricks and tips available on solo travel. This is because there are so many other travellers on their own on a work holiday visa that you just need the right opportunity to make friends or…
Mountains have never been on my radar. On my trips overseas, I have always been a beach girl, opting for a beach holiday over any mountain holidays. Being in New Zealand changed that. Hiking up mountains and trails made me realise the beauty of all the mountains that I totally love hiking, even when I’m…
It sounds impossible, doesn’t it? Travelling around New Zealand without a car was one of my worries when I was preparing for my travel to New Zealand. For someone who was used to a small country, getting used to New Zealand’s vast landscape took some time. Travel between cities could take a few hours by…
Watching reports on the recent Hurricane Irma reminded me of the time I monitored the earthquake in New Zealand so I thought it would be good experience to share for awareness of natural disasters. I guess I knew to always expect the unexpected when travelling but encountering a natural disaster was definitely not on my…
When it was time for my trip to New Zealand, I debated so much on the things to bring along because I would be travelling through winter, spring and summer. I wasn’t really familiar with the weather in New Zealand either as it was my first time visiting. Throughout my 6 months of travel there,…
It is without a doubt that South Island in New Zealand has very stunning landscape all around. I don’t usually get the chance to see these landscape from air though as I usually travel around New Zealand by car or bus. On this occasion, it was faster for me to fly to Queenstown rather than…
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