Kawasan waterfall
19 декабря 2019 г., Филиппины ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
There are plenty of large waterfalls and lagoons in this area (another reason Moalboal is so popular) so we hired a driver with a motobike and side car, and went out to see Kawasan falls. It wasЧитать далее
Snorkelling the sardine run
20 декабря 2019 г., Филиппины ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
It was our last day in the Philippines so we snorkelled the iconic sardine run, which is one of the main reason people come to Moalboal. You can go diving to see it but we opted to snorkel and it wasЧитать далее
Philipino food & drink
20 декабря 2019 г., Филиппины ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
One night in Bangkok
22 декабря 2019 г., Таиланд ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Back in Bangkok for another quick layover. Bangkok has gone Christmas mad and the malls are of decorations, and the super expensive designer mall had a stage show and fake snow to top of theirЧитать далее
New Zealand
24 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We have arrived in NZ; after a mere 12 hours in the air and across several time zones. For a capital, Auckland seems quaint, especially after the madness of Bangkok. The roads are quiet and theЧитать далее
Christmas day in Auckland
25 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A bit surreal to be somewhere warm-ish and dry for Christmas. Walked the 30mins from the hostel to my parents guesthouse. Hardly anyone out, just the same as home. We went to a coffee shop oppositeЧитать далее
Kiwi Experience tour
26 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today we join the big green bus! What have we got ourselves into? Our tour guide Nancy (man) was giving out plenty of knowledge, hints and dad jokes. We stopped by an old colonial building for a quickЧитать далее
Waitomo
27 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today we made a slightly random stop at Karangahake gorge. We did a small walk through the forest along the old train line which was used for gold mining. Pretty area with a clear water river. TheЧитать далее
Rotorua
28 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After a couple of hours drive south we dropped in at Hobbiton, I didn't do the tour but we still saw the fields which look like the Shire and had a photo by the sign. The farmer who owns this landЧитать далее
Maori village evening
28 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Tonight we went to Tamaki Maori village for a culture show and dinner. We got picked up by a Maori bus driver who taught us some of the language and tried to teach us his name, which was made up of aЧитать далее
Wai-O-Tapu geothermal park
29 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The thermal park was awesome. Firstly, we looked at the cultural centre which support the traditional Maori arts. Next up was cooking eggs in a thermal pool, which we then ate in front of theЧитать далее
Huka Falls & Lake Taupo
29 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
On the way to Lake Taupo we stopped at the thundering Huka falls. You can walk over a short bridge and watch the water swirling and pounding below as it pours into the lake. The water is a spectacularЧитать далее
Lake Taupo hike and thermal pools
30 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
One of the girls on the tour and I hiked to the summit of Mt Tauhara on the edge of Lake Taupo. We were meant to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing but it was closed due to bad weather. The hike wasЧитать далее
Wellington
31 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We took the overnight bus from Taupo to Wellington so we'd be here for New Year's Eve. Wellington is lovely, there's a huge harbour bay, the Te Papa museum which has a confetti art instillation whichЧитать далее
New Year's Eve
31 декабря 2019 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
We spent NYE with a few of the people from the tour who had also come down to Wellington. We went down to harbour side where they had a "early" countdown with some bands for the kids first. We watchedЧитать далее
New Year's Day & heading South
1 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Final morning in Wellington, so I quickly headed up to Mount Victoria lookout via some very steep residential roads. The views from the top provide the opposite views into the city from the BotanicalЧитать далее
Pancake rocks, Punakaiki
2 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
This morning we picked up our hire car (Beyoncé) and started our epic driving holiday. Getting used to an automatic was odd but luckily the town was quiet and then we hit straight roads. with noЧитать далее
Punakaiki to Franz Josef via Hokitika
3 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We had a little exploration of the beach at Punakaiki before hitting the road to cute seaside town of Hokitika. The town is famous for its green gemstones and we looked in lots of jewellery storesЧитать далее
Franz Josef & Lake Matheson
4 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We spent the morning exploring Franz Joesf, my first glacier! The glacier was far away from the viewing spot but you could still see the layers it's made of. The sign showing how much it had shrunk inЧитать далее
Driving the Haast Pass to Wanaka
5 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Next day we drove to Wanaka via many stops. First stop of the day was a quick walk to see Thunder creek falls (in the rain) and then on to spectacular Blue pools. I'd seen the pictures but nothingЧитать далее
Roy's Peak
6 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Roy's Peak is a famous hike in Wanaka and it didn't disappoint. The views were out of this world and I had perfect weather. The hike was pretty tough on the way up and when I got to the top at aroundЧитать далее
Milford Sound journey
7 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
We were the first people to be picked up at 6am which gave us great 2nd row seats on the bus. Milford Sound is a four hour drive each way and we had a specialist bus driver for the route who isЧитать далее
Milford Sound
7 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The boat trip around the sound was gorgeous, with towering mountains, countless waterfalls, including one the boat went right into so people could have a freezing shower and we saw seals.Читать далее
Queenstown
8 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Queenstown is a popular place for travellers and known for its adrenaline sports. The town is built around a bay in the lake and there's plenty of shops and restaurants. When we arrived in the eveningЧитать далее
Queenstown to Mount Cook
9 января 2020 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We picked up a nice lady hitchhiker en route as she was also heading our way and dropped her at the quaintest petrol station you'd ever see. Firstly, though we stopped at Arrowtown which has aЧитать далее