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New Zealand Stories

All the stories, insider tips and tricks from our travels in New Zealand. You’ll find here everything from the insights to the beginning of one year WHV lifestyle in New Zealand to amazing vanlife road trips,  obscure as well as ‘must visit’ destinations,  kiwifruit picking adventures and many tips and tricks for traveling and living in New Zealand.

New Zealand New Zealand Stories

Glorious Taranaki: the launch of our YouTube channel!

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January 8, 2019

Glorious Taranaki is our debut in videography and a short tale of our hiking trip in magical Egmont national park with its prime jewel, one of the prettiest mountains…

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The ladies and a surprise road trip to the capital of steampunk – Oamaru

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October 19, 2018

Our Christchurch city escape with the reminders of our past comforts was a short one and the next day we were once again back on the road. This time…

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From the LOTR straight to Narnia: a day visit to the Castle Hill and Cave Stream Reserve in Canterbury

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October 10, 2018

As great as everything was before, after the engagement it just got so much better! Or it might as well be just the every waking moment spent together day…

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The magnificent Arthur’s Pass engagement or the story of the Ring, my precious

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July 7, 2018

There are plenty of rings in the world, but this shall be the story of a special one – my precious. Muahahaha! Okay, I’ll try to keep the ‘Lord…

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Food New Zealand Stories

Greymouth – just a town in West Coast but offers delicious craft beer and amazing breakfast pancakes

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June 4, 2018

Leaving the mysterious ghost town of Waiuta behind we’ve decided to have an overnight stop in Greymouth and treat ourselves to a decent dinner and a night out in…

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Welcome to Waiuta – a ghost town of the West Coast

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May 25, 2018

Do you know what I love the most about being a full-time traveler versus just traveling for a few weeks holiday? It’s the ability to take time and enjoy…

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Raving New Year and the Golden Bay

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May 15, 2018

Let me start by stating the obvious – it has been nearly 2 months since our last post and I guess I could go…

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City break at the hipsterish Wellington a.k.a Windy Wellington

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March 23, 2018

New Zealand’s windiest city – the lovely hipsterish Wellington was where we spent our next 3 days after Christmas. To sum up our short stay in Wellington – hipster…

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The holiday season – our hot and sunny Kiwi Christmas in New Zealand

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March 15, 2018

Do you know that feeling when traveling you suddenly realize you no longer know which day of the week it is, and you don’t really care as it no…

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Trailer Park Life (a.k.a. welcome to Matamata)

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March 5, 2018

Right before Christmas after exploring Northland, we had decided to treat ourselves with a proper stay in a cabin – with a normal bed, kitchen and even hot pools…

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