New-Zealand : The end
Here we are, that’s the end. No, that’s not the end of the trip, but it’s the end of our trip in the Kiwis country. We spent around 10 months in New Zealand, between travels and jobs, it was a…
Rakaia Gorge
One hour away from Christchurch you can find the Rakaia Gorge, a perfect destination for a day or half a day trip. The road to get there is already worth the drive, going through a pretty countryside where cows and…
Lake Coleridge and the hike of Peak Hill
An other beautiful week end of June in Canterbury… It would be silly of us not to enjoy it! So we jump in our hiking boots and, with our friends Pauline and Florian, take the direction of Peak Hill, a…
Ashburton Lakes and Mount Sunday : Edoras
Mid-june, in Christchurch. To escape from the demanding urban life, we decided to enjoy this weekend’s nice weather to go exploring the Ashburton lakes region and hike on Mount Sunday. The Ashburton Lakes It takes 2:30 from Christchurch to reach…
Day trip to Castle Hill
Since a few months, we are back to a « normal » life in Christchurch, but that doesn’t mean we stop exploring !! Every weekends, we leave this awesome city sitting right between mountains and sea to go wandering through beautiful Canterbury.…
Lake Tekapo
On the way north from Mt Cook, where we spent the two last days, sits Tekapo. Small, quiet, set along the beautiful namesake lake, Tekapo offers a place of choice for passing travelers. Famous for its jewel-like lake and for…
Mount Cook and the Hooker Valley
The Catlins Coast at the far south of South Island was wonderful, no doubt. After this good breath of fresh marine air, we are ready to travel back North to visit the Giant of New Zealand: Mount Cook and its…
Hitchhiking along the Catlins coast
After an amazing stay in Wanaka where we rode fat bikes, hunted for aurora australis on Roys Peak and hiked along the Rob Roy Glacier, we are on the road again heading South! And more exactly heading to the wonderful…
Wanaka : Hiking at Rob Roy glacier
We wake up early on this cold morning, the sky is still covered by the starry veil of the night. We are camping in Albert Town, 8 km away from today’s meeting point and we must thing about walking all…
Wanaka : hiking on Roys Peak and chasing aurora australis
It’s been a few days now since our friends Younn and Francois dropped us in Wanaka, after an amazing trip to Fiordland National Park and a cruise on Milford Sound. Wanaka is a lovely little town, with its wonderful surrounding…