Let’s mix things up a bit! As you may know if you have ready any of our travels over this 365 Days: 365 Activities, that we like to travel super slowly. We self-drive and spend multiple days in

Update: Bay of Islands Parasail is now “Flying Kiwi Parasail”. 15 days to go! Can you believe it?! We are on the homestretch of our 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand and man, it̵

Kiwis have a great relationship with the sea. This comes as no surprise when you learn that New Zealand has more than 14,000km of coastline. Plus, no part of New Zealand is further than 128km away fro

144 islands lie in the Bay of Islands and our time has finally come to start exploring one. The largest island in the bay seems like a good place to start. What’s more, the “Winterless Nor

When you’re in Paihia and you’re faced with 144 beautiful islands to visit, why the hell would you take a boat to a place once dubbed “The Hell Hole of the Pacific”?! Well, bel

The Bay of Islands is not just a place to enjoy beaches and island-hopping. A lot of New Zealand’s significant history occurred here, as we already discovered at the Kerikeri Mission House. It&#

Paihia, here we come! We are finally making it to the hub of water adventures right here in the Bay of Islands. Arriving in the coastal town as the sun is rising through the fog and across the sea is

We would like to unofficially call this blog post: “A Day of Randomness in the Bay of Islands”. Although none of the activities we do today necessarily go together, it just goes to show th

So let’s address the elephant in the room. We are doing the Twin Coast Cycle Trail but… we’re not cycling it? What the hell?! Well let’s recap to a day and a half ago when Robi

Our Northland adventure continues today to the famous Bay of Islands! This area of New Zealand is steeped in history where New Zealand was established as a nation and where the first capital city was.

We need somewhere in Whangarei that’s not going to be too full-on. Somewhere easy-going, somewhere that doesn’t demand too much from its visitors. That’s not our usual ethos in findi

You can always rely on New Zealand for a good hike! It’s one of the best ways to soak in scenery and what’s more, it’s free! Whangarei, which has no shortage of hikes, has already tr

New Zealand’s birds are pretty freakin’ amazing. Many of our activities of this 365 Days: 365 Activities have included hiking through New Zealand’s forests where we profusely describ

How has it taken us so long to visit Whangarei Falls? The iconic natural attraction of the Northland city is usually the one thing that people see if they are just “passing through”, so it

Caves! Who doesn’t love a good cave? The adventure, delving into the unknown, the stalactites and (in New Zealand) the glowworms! The city of Whangarei has its very own set of caves to explore a