It’s Day 100 on New Zealand’s Biggest Gap Year! Wahoo! Did we succeed to do 100 activities in New Zealand in 100 days? Hell yeah, we did! And the adventure continues in the West Coast regi

Day 99: The Journey to the West Coast. That is what this day will be known as for centuries to come. (Or not). We have lake hopped, hopped on jetties, and took a delightful trip to the medical centre

Mountains, forest and massive lakes! Here we are in the Nelson Lakes National Park based in the Alpine Lodge just moments away from the famous Lake Rotoiti. We got our token backpacker photo jumping o

Can you believe our time in the Abel Tasman has finally come to an end?! It has been so action-packed that the last few days have just flown by. We have hiked to a backcountry hut in the “Promis

Our last day exploring the Abel Tasman National Park begins in Kaiteriteri, a larger town than little Marahau and more of a tourist hotspot for starting tours into the Abel Tasman. We get our tickets

Abel Tasman, we have been on the edge of you and kayaked at the end of you, but we have still yet to explore that coastal centre of yours. (Ok, this blog post is getting off to a weird start). Today,

We admit it. Today, we don’t have much of a plan other than finding some awesome activity for us to do. We’re not worried though. This is New Zealand, after all. Plus, we are on the edge o

We are idiots! We did not schedule enough time in Golden Bay. This is one of those places in New Zealand that you need to spend a few days, no, a week or two in, to visit all the must-see locations. W

Our meeting point this morning: The Takaka Hill. Yes, we are driving all the way back up the steep and winding roads of the stunning Takaka Hill complete with all its incredible rock formations to go

To get to some places in New Zealand is quite a mission. Today’s mission is to see Farewell Spit, New Zealand’s longest sandspit which stretches about 35km out to sea! The problem is, you

Golden Bay is a fantasy land hidden out of sight from the rest of the rest of the South Island – no, really it is! Yesterday, we saw springs that looked too clear and blue to be real. And today,

Golden Bay: the land of Labyrinths, ancient caves, moa bones and some of the world’s clearest spring water. Sounds pretty fantastical, doesn’t it? Well, this place exists and we are going

Update: Founders Brewery is not currently operating. Life in the Tasman Bay Backpackers begins with free breakfast! We are surprised to see that this isn’t your normal Budget bread toast, jam an

Staying at Okiwi Bay Holiday Park last night was the right decision! We are so glad we didn’t attempt to drive Nelson in the zombie-like state we were in. This morning, we are feeling fresh! Plu

If we were amazed to see a weka in the wild just the other day when we started our hike in Okiwi Bay the other day, that was nothing compared to what we wake up to today! The flightless native New Zea