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New Zealand: conclusions and tips

29 days (and only 3 rainy days); 11 days hiking, 147km of kiwi paths walked; 1493km driving on the ...

Auckland (and the 3 volcanoes climbing challenge)

We arrived to Auckland on Friday afternoon and it was time to say good bye to Nathalie and the car. ...

The South of North Island

After Tongariro, Nathalie wanted to see the Waitomo Caves and I couldn’t say no! Waitomo Caves are famous for its ...

Mythical Tongariro Crossing!

After crossing the Cook Strait by ferry, we arrived at Wellington, New Zealand’s city capital. In Wellington I picked up ...

The North of South Island

After Wanaka, it was time to go north, along the West Coast. The views were beautiful but the road was so ...

Queenstown and Wanaka

Queenstown and Wanaka are two towns located in the centre of South Island, by two beautiful lakes. Queenstown is known ...

A day on the Routeburn Track

After one day of full rest, I was ready for another hike. The Routeburn Track stretches 32 kilometres through the Mount ...

Milford Track (part two)

Day 3 Even if we walked less kilometers, this was the hardest day of the trek (14km, 400m up and ...

Milford Track (part one)

Quintin Mackinnon and Ernest Mitchell were the first Europeans to travel overland from Lake Te Anau to Milford Sound in ...

Aoraki (Mt Cook National Park)

After two days visiting Christchurch, I went to pick up the camper van booked for my NZ road trip. The camper ...