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Queenstown, The Remarkables and Wanaka
After our peaceful stop in Te Anau, we moved on to Queenstown. A bustling ski resort town and home to the adrenaline junky. If you were looking for fast-paced thrills, here was the place to do it. They had bungee jumps into canyons, gorge swings, sky dives, white-water rafting, you name it. They’d even throw…
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Franz Josef, failed glaciers and drives to remember
There was a single highway between Wanaka and Franz Josef, the Great West Coast Road. The drive took us up mountains and zigzagging downhill, high above the west coast beaches and along the edges of vast lakes. And even in some stretches it felt as though we were driving through the jungle, with thick rainforest…
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Exploring Fiordland in Te Anau and Milford Sound
We drove across country from Dunedin down to Te Anau, cutting out the southern most tip of the South Island. The land changed from farmer’s fields filled with cows and red deer to mountain ranges and Great Lakes. This was our first sight of mountains up close in New Zealand. The roads were a pleasure,…
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Road Trip Take Two; NZ’s South Island
Nature, stunning scenery and awe-inspiring wildlife is what awaits you in the second half of Aotearoa. When people dream of a far-off paradise on the other side of the world, this just might be the place they’re thinking of.. Although becoming progressively more developed in recent years, New Zealand has managed to stay true to…
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Roadtripping New Zealand’s North Island
From Sydney it was time to say g’day to Australia and a month of great memories. We were sad to leave such a wild country, in every sense of the word. And will certainly be back again if fate would have it. But onto our next adventure; touring the North Island of New Zealand in…
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Sydney, The Blue Mountains and a friendly face
Hello Sydney, and hello Jamie. After five weeks of just our own company, we were thrilled to see a friendly face. Who owned that crazy, bearded mug, but my brother of course. He’s the only guy with enough cash and enough spontaneity to actually fly to the other side of the world to come and…
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Airlie Beach and The Whitsundays
The second half of our trip along the east coast of Australia started in Airlie Beach. Somewhere half way down the east coast, and a popular stop along the Great Ocean Road. Airlie Beach is the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. We jumped straight in, and took a scenic flight over the Whitsundays on our…
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Queensland; From Cape Trib to Cairns
The east coast, in my stereotypical view, fulfilled all expectations of Australia. There was sun, sand, warm weather and things that could eat you alive. Perth, on the other hand, was not, I never imagined feeling cold here. We started in Queensland, in Port Douglas. A fairly posh area, full of senior travellers playing the…
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A Taste of Western Australia
Perth was our first taste of Australia. Setting foot in the eco-city was almost like being on another planet. There was a constant stream of people jogging, cycling and exercising along the riverside. The Swan River cut right through the centre, dividing the skyscrapers of the city from the south side of suburban Perth. It…
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48 Hours in Kuala Lumpur
Instead of a three-hour layover between Colombo and Perth. We decided to stay two nights in Malaysia’s largest city; Kuala Lumpur, to break-up our journey to Australia. We arrived late in the day, so only had one full day to explore Kuala Lumpur. First impressions were good, as the airport was ultra-modern, spotless and well-stocked…