New Zealand is truly a hiker's paradise. No matter whether you are in the North or South Island, the trails to choose from are so numerous that you basically could do a different hike every day for a long time. However, most of us are limited on time so we made a small overview of our favorite day hikes. Key Summit (South Island - Fiordland) This beautiful day hike starts as part of the popular Routeburn Track. The Routeburn and the … [Read more...] about Best Day Hikes in New Zealand
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Free things to do in Rotorua
When you check out Rotorua and you are on a budget you may be thinking about just skipping it entirely before heading to the coast of the Bay of Plenty. It is advertised as the Las Vegas of New Zealand and when you check the various hot springs you will notice that all of them charge a lot of money, which you don't have when traveling with limited funds. We still wanted to have a stop here and after some research, we found some free things to do … [Read more...] about Free things to do in Rotorua
Our Sustainable Products for Traveling
Traveling itself is not the most environmental friendly activity with moving around by plane, car, or having to use plastic water bottles in countries where you can't trust the drinking water. However, even whilst traveling you can do as much as possible to make your impact on the environment as little as possible. Following are some of our favorite sustainable products: - Bamboo Toothbrush and Case These toothbrushes clean … [Read more...] about Our Sustainable Products for Traveling
How to do the Tongariro Crossing
One of the best day hikes in New Zealand, even officially mentioned in the brochure of the Department of Conservation, is the Tongariro Crossing. A 19.4 km hike across volcanic landscape. The area was used for Mount Doom so all Lord of the Ring fans would especially love this hike. After completing the crossing, here are our recommendations to enjoy it to the maximum. Where to stay on a budget There are several accommodation options, … [Read more...] about How to do the Tongariro Crossing
Free things to do in Wellington
Being a tourist in a city can be difficult when traveling on a budget. Eating out and entry fees are likely to leave a hole in your wallet. But you don't have to spend a huge amount of money, here are the free things we did in Wellington. Walk from the top of the cable car to the parliament To be honest we paid to go up the hill with the cable car. However, the ticket only cost 4 NZD per person so we found it fairly reasonable. From the top … [Read more...] about Free things to do in Wellington
Barhopping in Wellington
Wellington takes pride in its variety in local craft beers. In the city, you will find plenty of pubs offering various lagers, pale ales, pilsners and more. After two weeks of camping with very little alcohol consumption, we were very excited about our little bar hopping evening plan. Here are the places we tried. The Malt House The first place was a recommendation from our Airbnb host. The Malt House has a lovely interior with several … [Read more...] about Barhopping in Wellington