We were driving through Taranaki yesterday and looking for a place to stop and stretch our legs – my partner suggested a place called the Three Sisters. Robert had been there before but it was many years ago so we decided to check it out. The Three Sisters is a rock formation on the beach…
I lived in Auckland for over a year and a half before finally heading over to Waiheke Island. We talked about it and everyone said it was great but it didn’t get to the top of our list until a few weeks ago. We had a free day and decided to do a little exploring…
It’s crazy hard to keep up a blog in New Zealand in the summertime! The weather is getting warmer and warmer, the sun is out and Christmas is in the air. This is my first time spending Christmas in the city – we were camping in the South Island this time last year. It’s still…
One of my favorite quirky towns of New Zealand is the lovely little town of Bulls. With a population of about 1,600 people, Bulls is located at the junction of highway 1 and highway 3, just West of Palmerston North in the North Island. If you’re taking highway 1 through the North Island then you’ll…
It’s been several weeks since we visited a hot pool and that’s several weeks too long so we decided to try Waiwera Thermal Resort yesterday, just 30 minutes North of Auckland. There aren’t many options in the Auckland area and I had hoped to find a new spot to soothe the stress away.
Driving through Taihape for the first time is an odd and surreal experience if you’re new to New Zealand. If you’re driving South, you’ll pass by a Taihape city sign in front of a huge sculpture of a gumboot. And if you’re driving North, you’ll pass by a Taihape city sign that says “Taihape Welcomes…
Just about any tour of the North Island will take you to Rotorua. I didn’t quite get the hype when I first moved here but now I’m sold and I take all my visitors there if time permits. And if you go to Rotorua, it’s totally worth the time to visit Whakarewarewa Thermal Village. The…
New Zealand is famous for its thermal activity – we have hot pools, hot water beaches, hot water waterfalls, hot water streams, boiling mud pools, and an entire city with steam and boiling water that randomly comes up out of the ground. If you enjoy sitting back in a nice warm tub and soaking your…
If you’re near Taupo and looking for a peaceful and relaxing time with a yummy (hopefully) ending then I would check out Huka Prawn Park. New Zealand’s only prawn park is unique to say the least. It is basically a park with several ponds that are filled with a combination of water from the Waikato…
Carrying on from yesterday, here are a few more apps that are useful when visiting or living in New Zealand. These apps are all free as well.