The world’s steepest residential street – 35%! We didn’t dare to drive it up, even the walking was slightly difficult at this angle.

The Taieri Gorge Limited train is Dunedin’s prestige tourist train operating from the historic Railway Station it takes you on a journey through the rugged…

Dùn Èideann, the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh formed this city, as soon as you enter,  a big sign welcomes you, saying “Hangi in Rotorua,…

Tunnel Beach? What could that mean? We googled the name and found pictures of a stone arc near the shoreline. Exciting! The walk down (and…

Just north of the little township of Kuri Bush, the Taieri Mouth Road stretches along the coast beauifully and the almost white sands (if you…

North of Milton the Taieri estuary (East Coasters call it Taieri Mouth) opens up to the ocean, where the scenic highway leads down a hill…

From Milton to Dunedin: A not so long but nice road with many distractions. First stop: The recreation area at Lake Waihola, which has a…

The weather is turning bad on the West Coast and we’re glad that we were quick to adapt our route to the conditions. Staying in…

No sand, just very tiny quartz pebbles, beautiful! For a sudden, we almost fell over a baby sea lion that just sat there, watching us…

A small path leads to the Tokata Lighthouse where, far below, NZ fur seals, Southern elephant seals, NZ sea lions, yellow-eyed penguins and sooty shearwaters…