Everything You Need to Know About Backpacking in New Zealand New Zealand does things big: big landscapes, big activities, big hearts from the friendly locals, and generally big stuff. Backpacking in N
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Tips and Tricks for Travelling in New Zealand We like anything to make our lives easier, right? Same goes for backpacking. Being a badass globe-trotter isn’t easy so with that in mind we have pu
Your Best Travel Partner is You! When browsing the world wide web on anything to do with travel, chances are you will come across the words: “solo female travel”. This is the buzz phrase o
Don’t Settle for a Good Walk. Go on a Great Walk! It’s difficult to imagine how so many different landscapes can be in one country. In the North Island, there are volcanoes, native rainfor
How to Not Get Bitten by Sandflies in New Zealand The best way to avoid the pesky sandflies is to stay indoors for the length of the New Zealand summer. But we all know that this is not going to happe
Multi-day Adventures Through New Zealand’s Best Scenery If you are going to go for a walk for 3-6 days, you might as well do it in New Zealand. Why? Because 10 walks, in particular, are great! T
Plan Your New Zealand Great Walk The New Zealand Great Walks are pretty great, but as a full-on hiking trip lasting 3-6 days, there needs to be a bit of preparation involved. Make sure you can get to
Put the Selfie Stick Away! Kiwis are a fascinating species in New Zealand and one many have attempted to adapt to, but their behaviour is so obscure that many find it hard to fit in… So how does
All Those Little Life Hacks for Travelling New Zealand Our favourite type of hacking is lifehacking. We’ve assembled all those little travel hacks that could make your life in New Zealand much e
Capture the Perfect Photograph of the Auroras! Seeing the Aurora Australis is so rare on a New Zealand working holiday or backpacking trip that if and when you are lucky enough to spot that green and
Prepare for the New Zealand Wilderness True wilderness is only discovered by doing a multi-day hike! New Zealand certainly doesn’t have a lack of multi-day hikes or ‘tramping tracks’
Walking in the Wilderness The “great outdoors” was practically invented in New Zealand! Both locals and backpackers alike can spend days exploring the wilderness of this country made up of
The Perfect Gift for a Gap Year! What do you get for the keen traveller who doesn’t want to overload their backpack with “stuff”? Especially as backpacking around New Zealand or anyw
How to Meet People When Travelling! “Just because you are travelling alone doesn’t mean you have to be lonely” is a quote you’ve probably seen a thousand times when reading abo
How Will You Remember Your Travels? Prepare for the busiest trip of your life! As you travel around New Zealand, people will ask you what you have done on your travels and when? You’ve done so m