Fox/Franz Josef Glaciers, New Zealand (map) Picton, New Zealand (map) After seeing the incredible Earnslaw Burn glacier during one of the best hikes of our lives it was hard to be all that excited about seeing the more touristy well … Continue reading
Queenstown, New Zealand (map) Earnslaw Burn, New Zealand (map) Queenstown is the extreme sports capitol of New Zealand with every crazy sport from bungee jumping, skydiving, pendulum swinging, speed boating, and so on. I call these type of tourist attractions … Continue reading
The Routeburn Track, New Zealand (map) If you google the most famous hike in the world you will find it is the hike to Milford Sound. Naturally we are ones to cave to the peer pressure of the internet but … Continue reading
Dunedin, New Zealand (map) Invercargill, New Zealand (map) They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but many times we find that pictures just don’t capture the energy of a place. To remedy this we thought we would bring … Continue reading
Aoraki /Mount Cook, New Zealand (map) As we traveled inland from the coast we knew we wanted to check out Mount Cook, the tallest mountain in New Zealand. Mount Cook sits at 12,316 ft and is one of the great … Continue reading
Mount Somers, New Zealand (map) Lake Tekapo, New Zealand (map) After spending a month of camping in Australia and with another month or two of camping in New Zealand coming up we have learned how to just semi rough it. … Continue reading
Christchurch, New Zealand (map) Akaroa, New Zealand (map) After a month in Australia camping it, I knew that would not be the end of our time in the outdoors. New Zealand was next on our agenda and everything we had … Continue reading
Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia (map) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (map) The Great Ocean Road led us to the entry of the Grampians National Park which is known for it’s beautiful waterfalls and high mountain vistas. The park itself was magnificent … Continue reading
Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia (map) Just like in the USA we have incredible coastal drives like the Pacific Coast Hwy 1 in California, so does Australia. One of the things that stayed consistent when asking Australians what we should … Continue reading
Snowy River National Park, Australia (map) Raymond Island, Victoria, Australia (map) After our unbelievable accomplishment of reaching the summit of Mt. Kosciusko we headed down a long and winding road through the Snowy River National Park. Since the Information center … Continue reading