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Cathedral Cove, COROMANDEL

This is one of New Zealand’s most iconic spots. You’ve probably seen it all over Instagram, Pinterest, tik tok and any blog post about travelling in the North Island of New Zealand. It’s worth 100% of the hype. But, if you’re like me, you might not realise it’s actually a bit of a hike to […]

Cape Egmont Lighthouse, TARANAKI

Who doesn’t love a good lighthouse trip? This one was pretty out of the way, but such a lovely road trip my MiL and I took while on our Taranaki adventure. While we were there we chatted about doing a “lighthouse series” and to try collect all the lighthouses in New Zealand. We have already […]

Waitanguru Falls, WAITOMO

Well, it’s been a hot minute thanks to COVID-19 lockdowns, but I finally made it to waterfall number 7 of the year (just in time before the country went back into level 2 and Auckland went into lockdown) . If you’ve read some of my other posts you might know that one of the goals […]

Maraetotara Falls, HAWKES BAY

This is a sweet little waterfall in the Hawke’s Bay that requires a day trip to the beach to really make the most of the roadie out there. The great thing is that you don’t have to hike to the falls (it’s maybe a 5min walk from the road) but you do need to know […]

Putangirua Pinnacles & Cape Palliser Lighthouse, WELLINGTON

Cape Palliser is the most southern point of New Zealand’s North Island. It’s a decent 2 hour drive from Wellington, so you need at least a full day to make the most of the area. We left Wellington after a quick coffee and breakfast, road tripped to the cape, did a few short day hikes […]

Waitahinga Dam, WHANGANUI

This is one of the best day hikes we’ve done since moving to Whanganui. The great thing about it is that you can do the full hike down to the dam and back, or a shorter walk around the other trails. With a canopy of Native New Zealand forest (some original tawa and rimu trees, […]

Learning to snowboard-WHAKAPAPA

Hi. I’ve wanted to learn how to snowboard for as long as I can remember. When I was a young teenager we would go on skiing trips as a family up Mt Ruapehu. Snowboarding was always off limits as my dad is a purist and loyal to the ski life. He would refer to the […]

Tonga, PACIFIC ISLANDS

6 reasons you NEED to put Tonga on your Bucket List The year long international travel ban is officially over!!!! and its back to spending all the $$ and all the leave on plane tickets and ticking countries/places off the bucket list. First up, Tonga!! (Not that Tonga was on my list before-but […]

Tawhai Falls, TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK

This year (2018) I set the goal for myself to learn how to snowboard in the winter, and learn how to surf in the summer. In the summer time of 2017/18 I had my second ever surfing lesson (my first being at age 15 ) while on Christmas holiday in and around Cape Town, South […]

Cave Beach, TARANAKI

Cave Beach is a section of the larger Waipipi Beach, literally meaning stream-pipi (a small, edible clam you can find by digging your toes into the sand). We didn’t go pipi hunting, but is definitely on the list of Taranaki activities for the next time we are in the area! To get there you travel to […]