How can you wake up in Raglan Backpackers and not want to surf? There’s wetsuits hanging in the garden courtyard area, surfs towels just drying off from the day before, and freakin’ surf b

Raglan exudes a relaxed atmosphere – a slower pace of life. As long as there’s surf and others to share it with, people seem pretty happy here in the North Island surf town. We’re (t

Today we are stopping off at the must-see Bridal Veil Falls on the way to the must-visit surf town of Raglan. (Ok, everything is a must in New Zealand). We have a few things to do this morning, such a

We are faced with a classic backpacker problem: what to do on a rainy day? Hamilton is famous for its outdoor attractions, such as the Hamilton Gardens and the Zealong Tea Estate (which we did yesterd

Treat yo’self! Or should we say, tea-t yo’self? A big part of city travel is tasting the local cuisine, having a few beverages, and meeting some cool locals. Today, we’re taking a br

Tonight, we feast like Hobbits! We will delve into The Shire for a special banquet at the Green Dragon Tavern. That’s right, journeys in our campervan have often been compared to that of Frodo&#

Ok, so the last two weeks of our New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year have been pretty Goddamn epic! But, sometimes, just sometimes, it’s necessary to have some downtime. We have some scheduled

Waking up in Te Aroha Holiday Park marks the start of our next section of our New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year: exploring the Waikato region. So far, we are surrounded by farms and a whopping grea

We haven’t done enough water activities recently. We really have not. Despite the canyoning, kayaking, diving, digging a hot pool at Hot Water Beach, getting caught in rainstorms, we still feel

Let’s take a day to be super dry. We mean, the driest we have ever been. Too dry for our own good! We’ve been wet, we’ve been cold, we’ve been canyoning, kayaking and diving in