Wake up and smell the lupins, people! We’re on our last morning in Lake Tekapo. Although we have avoided being another tourist taking photos of those famous lupin flowers by doing much more awes

Having not a single cloud in the sky is always a good thing in Lake Tekapo. Usually, we like the moodiness and atmosphere of a bit of cloud cover, but we’ve been waiting two days for the clouds

In most cities, the only reason people are still wondering the streets at 2.30am is because they are getting a greasy burger at the end of a hard night’s raving. In Lake Tekapo, the reason many

Oh Lake Tekapo, how you have been teasing us with dreamy photos of a Southern Alps backdrop contrasting against the blue skies and a bluer lake seen between the purple petals of the lupins. That Churc

Our time in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park has upped this 365 Days: 365 Activities to a higher level… Both metaphorically and literally! Only 30 minutes into our arrival at the base of the Souther

It’s not everyday that you get to land on a glacier in a plane! In fact, there are only two places in the world where you can fly in a ski plane and land on a glacier. One of those places is in

It is expected to happen. Out of the four days we are spending in Aoraki Mt Cook, day 2 is the day the weather turns to sh*t. The snowy peaks of all the surrounding mountains are completely covered in

Aoraki Mt Cook: it doesn’t get more alpine than this! We can even see the peak of New Zealand’s highest mountain as we leave Twizel. The closer we get, the more the giant mountain fills up

A Kiwi guy has a hobby. He likes to make delicious artisan cheese. He sets up his own cheese factory. He invites travellers, backpackers… anyone to come and taste his cheese. He makes backpacker

“For Rohan! Deaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaath!” We scream as we hold our swords and battle flag to the sky in the tussock fields of Twizel. Yes, we are reenacting scenes from The Lord of the Rings R

On our last day in Central Otago we realise how the region full of small communities often well off the beaten track is actually full of sporting surprises! Only yesterday, we learned how many of the

Gold/jet boats… It’s obvious they come hand-in-hand, right? Today, we are going to be checking out one of Central Otago’s gold mining sites, try to find some gold ourselves, and fly

Today, we’re doing a favourite Kiwi sport… And no, it doesn’t involve the Haka. We have found ourselves dabbling in some of the most random sports in Central Otago. Only a few days a

Central Otago is famous for its cycle routes here in New Zealand. With the Otago Central Rail Trail taking you through the historic towns we visited in the Maniototo district that we visited yesterday

What do you do in the middle-of-nowhere with nowhere to go? We’ll be honest, we’re struggling to find an activity of the day between Ranfurly and Alexandra as we are about to embark on a j