Dolphins! How can you not get excited about dolphins?! Today is going to be our first dolphin encounter (hopefully) on the North Island and we just… can’t… wait! Let’s do this!

Things are happening in Tauranga! That can’t be said for everywhere in New Zealand so today we are taking advantage of the ‘city life’ by hitting a few events that the city has to of

Update: Escape Masters in Tauranga is not currently operating. A city isn’t a city without something ‘going on’! Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty is no exception as we discover today at

We are stoked! During our 365 Days: 365 Activities, we have seen a fair few glowworms. We’ve even done some pretty awesome kayaking missions, but never have we had the two put together! Yep, tod

Kia Ora from sunny Tauranga! It might be a bit soon in our stay in the Bay of Plenty’s main hub of surf, sand and city life, but we feel like heading on one of the cities must-do day trips: McLa

It has to be done, right? When you arrive at a place as beach-side-beautiful as Mt Maunganui and there is a huge vantage point on your doorstep, it has to be climbed! We’re wasting no time to do

As the sun rises, we see an atmospheric fog weaving its way between the forested mountains from the windows spanning one entire wall of the Timber Trail Lodge lounge. Today, we are delving into that v

We wake up to the sound of pattering on the roof of the Kings Lodge in Ohakune. Oh, it’s going to be one of those days is it? We are meant to be doing the first part of the two-day Timber Trail

We’re back in Ohakune, Carrot Capital of New Zealand! Well, we’re not having much to do with the likes of carrots while we’re here in Ohakune, no matter how well they make us see in

Waking up with aching muscles reminds us of the epic mission over the Tongariro Crossing yesterday, but makes us pretty thankful for today’s adventure: a jet boat ride along the Whanganui River

Did you really think we would go 365 Days of 365 Activities without doing the most popular day hike in the country?! The time has finally come to tackle the Tongariro Alpine Crossing! By now, you have

If we are already blown away by watching the sunrise over the North Island from our room at the Skotel Hotel & Backpackers, which sits at the base of Mt Ruapehu, imagine what it’s going to b

Ah New Zealand, you are always keeping us on our toes! New Zealand is renowned for its dramatic change in scenery in such a short distance. The drive between Turangi and National Park Village couldn&#

When we called the guys at Tongariro River Rafting to do one of their mountain biking tours, somehow we hung up with a pretty unique white water rafting adventure booked AND mountain biking! Oops! Tod

It was a little over a week ago that we arrived in the “Adventure Capital of the North Island”, and it has certainly lived up to or even exceeded all expectations! From skydiving to trout