Have you ever been somewhere so immensely breathtaking that all you could do was sit in silence and let your eyes drink in the view? This is how I felt on my walk around Lake Matheson in Glacier Country on New Zealand’s South Island. I’d read about and seen pictures of Lake Matheson and its famous … Read more
The Marlborough region of New Zealand can be found in the very north of the South Island and makes up roughly 20% of the countries coastline and nearly 80% of the countries wine production. So I bet you can already guess what the main draw cards to the region are. The flat fertile plains near … Read more
I’m always looking for a different way to explore a new destination. I’ve pounded pavement in my trusty walking shoes in cities around the world, seen some of those cities from the top of a bus, journeyed through mountains on scenic trains, been whizzed around in a rickshaw and taken river and ocean cruises taking in the views … Read more
When we made the decision to take a road trip around New Zealand’s South Island, top of my list of things to do was to take a tour of the Marlborough Wine Region. You see, I’m a big Sauvignon Blanc drinker, so with Marlborough being one of the best places in the world to grow … Read more
Christchurch is one of the many cities around the world to have suffered terrible devastation over the last few years from natural disasters. The 2011 earthquake caused the death of 185 people and left much of the CBD completely destroyed and off limits to visitors. Its hard to get your mind past the images plastered across … Read more