Trips for New Zealand

This trip journal documents our 3 week honeymoon, where we RV’ed through New Zealand and stayed at RV parks (called “holiday parks” by the Kiwis a.k.a. New Zealanders). Then we went to Australia for five days. We used Kea Campers for renting our …

So... where to begin? Well, it should probably start back when I used to work for O'Neill (the surf co) and everything went tits up because the company who owned it gave up their rights to distribute the brand in UK. I still have a job but …

Looking for a photo log instead? Dec 27th: After finally enduring our last flight leg of the day, we catch the shuttle into town and check in at Backpacker's Downtown Lodge (what a dump). That's what we get for booking a hostel online. Ah well …

A couple of key points up front: the train service we used back in 2004 to travel from Auckland to Tongariro (National Park Village) has since been discontinued. While the day rides are still available, the night run we took both there and …

So now we are back home in Melbourne., having seen heaps. My advice: * Do sky tower (auckland) at night, and ask about dinner in the rotating resturant. It is not a cheap menu, but what you pay for dinner entitles you to amazing views, even …

Yay! I won a car on Trade Me! Nissan Sentra 1994 Cost more $1500 and less than $2000 Pick up is Tuesday Packed our bags today. No water cause of council problems with supply so limited doing other stuff. V & E need more days to pack for their …

A Classic slice of The Coromandel - New Zealand. The Coromandel Peninsula points north into the South Pacific ocean from the North Island of New Zealand. Around 1.5 hours drive east of Auckland (or you can catch a ferry from Auckland across …

Hello to all my friends, family, acquaintances, strangers, countrymen, and anyone I have forgotten! This is a report about my 7-day tour with Stray New Zealand backpacker bus . Before you begin reading, take a look at the Stray NZ Bus Tour site s …

Last week we found a really cool car rental company for travelling in New Zealand. They are called Spaceships and hire bright orange camper vans equipped with everything you need on a trip through New Zealand. As we are planning to do a big tour …

Having only 5 days to go on a short discovery of the North Island of New Zealand, I decided to go on a bus tour with the Stray Backpacker Bus. I bought myself the TOM-Pass, as it seamed to me the best possible way to see and experience as many th …