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Australasia & The South Pacific

Homer Tunnel and an Alpine Walk

The Homer Tunnel pierces through the Homer Saddle on the road that links Milford Sound to Te Anau and Queenstown. The tunnel is 1270m long and was once the longest gravel-surfaced tunnel in the world. Built from 1935 to 1954 and started [...]

No Comments » | New Zealand |

Backpacking Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Rarotonga is the main and most populated island in the Cook Islands, at 26 miles its small enough to cycle around in a day. The island is surrounded by pretty beaches and lagoons and the interior dominated by volcanic [...]

2 Comments » | Cook Islands |

Edora – A little Lord of the Ring Adventure

We didn’t go for any of the Lord of the Rings tours, instead, quite randomly on the way somewhere else decided to take our little rental car off on a little adventure in search of Edora from the Lord of the Rings, known as Mt. Somers to the locals.

No Comments » | New Zealand, Photos, feature |

90 Mile Beach and the Northen Dunes, New Zealand

90 mile beach is located on the western coast of the far North Island of New Zealand,  90 Mile Beach is in fact not 90 miles long, it is actually 55 miles (88 Kilometers) long. The name came from the average [...]

1 Comment » | New Zealand |

Old MacDonalds Farm, Able Tasman

Able Tasman is world famous for its coastal tracks that pass though rain forests, over granite cliffs and along golden sandy beaches. Located in Marahau at the southern end of Abel Tasman National Park, just 400 meters from the Park is [...]

No Comments » | New Zealand, Places to stay |

Baby Seals near Kaikaura, New Zealand

Driving in to Kaikora from Bleinhem there’s a lookout point over a colony of seals at Ohau point. Whilst we were there a lady told us about a waterfall we’d passed just up the road where you could see baby [...]

6 Comments » | Highlights, New Zealand, Off the beaten track |

Sheep on the road, New Zealand – Friday Photo

Sheep on the road, New Zealand, originally uploaded by benedict.adam.
Sheep!

4 Comments » | New Zealand, Photos |

Milford Sounds, New Zealand

Declared the eighth Wonder of the World by Rudyard Kipling Milford Sounds is New Zealand’s most famous tourist destination, and not without good reason. Probably my highlight of a trip to New Zealand, located in the Flordlands of the South [...]

3 Comments » | Highlights, New Zealand |

New Zealand Albatross – Friday Photo

The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the average wingspan being 3.1 metres. We saw this Albertross whilst on a Whale watching trip in Kaikoura on the East Coast of New Zealands South Island

1 Comment » | New Zealand, Photos |

Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand

The Moeraki Boulders are huge spherical boulders lying scattered along a stretch of Koekohe Beach between Palmeston and Hampden. They are created from the erosion of mudstone by the waves. There extremely old and look amazing in the swell of [...]

1 Comment » | New Zealand, Off the beaten track, Photos |

Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki, New Zealand

The Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki, are a unique natural attraction on New Zealand’s South Island West Coast. They are formed from layers of water sculpted limestone. The fasantating rocks are well worth a stop of if you’ve got your own transport, [...]

No Comments » | New Zealand, Photos |

Lake Tekapo Youth Hostel, New Zealand

Lake Tekapo Youth Hostel is surprisingly, located right in front of Lake Tekapo in the centre of New Zealand’s South Island. Its main attraction is the huge window with an incredible view of Lake Tekapo and the mountains and has [...]

2 Comments » | New Zealand, Places to stay |

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      The main aim of this travel blog is to share travel experiences and hopefully inspire others to travel. When researching my own travels I always focus on the photos and with that in mind I've tried to place an emphasis on travel photos of my favourite destinations. I've also tried to focus on those places to visit and things to do that are slightly off the beaten track of the normal backpacking trip.

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