Located on the Eastern side of the South Island, Canterbury is the largest region in NZ (by area). Here you will find flat grassy plains, brilliant blue lakes & snow capped mountains. With Christchurch, NZ’s 3rd largest city, Kaikoura with its abundant marine life, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and much more, you will find there is plenty of beauty and many adventures to be had in this region.
STEAMPUNK, BOULDERS & CHEESE
I know that I am very fortunate to be able to say, there isn’t much of Aotearoa that I haven’t seen. However, there are still pockets of this beautiful country that I am yet to explore. Continue reading here.
24 HOURS IN THE GARDEN CITY
It was a bit of a whirlwind trip, but last week, my mum and I spent just over 24 hours in the Garden City. I thought there might be delays to the flight due to the weather in Wellington, Continue reading here.
A WEEKEND IN AKAROA
It started with a birthday wish. Daniel’s grandma was celebrating her 80th birthday and wanted to do a nature cruise in Akaroa. Continue reading here.
SEARCHING FOR STARS IN TEKAPO
We have one more night of our holiday but instead of spending it in Geraldine, we pick up Daniel’s Grandmother and head to Lake Tekapo. Continue reading here.
A LITTLE OLDE COUNTRY TOWN CALLED GERALDINE
It’s perfect weather for flying and I am excited to be heading away on this trip with the extended family. My in-laws, sister in-laws, brother in-laws and nieces and nephews. All 13 of us Continue reading here.
COASTAL PACIFIC TRAIN
A train. 6 hours and 350km. Today we are making our way from Christchurch to Blenheim on the Coastal Pacific Train. It’s still dark when we depart Christchurch. Continue reading here.
PUNTING ON THE AVON
It’s a cool, crisp morning as we head out across the road to an art memorial. It’s known as 185 Empty Chairs. 185 different chairs, spread out across what used to be the floor of St. Luke’s Church. Continue reading here.
THE GARDEN CITY
The engine begins whirring and the propellors spring into life. It’s a rather noisy plane, we are on a little ATR 72-600 on our way to Christchurch. It’s a morning departure, 8am. It’s a beautiful time to fly. Continue reading here.
SWIMMING WITH SEALS
It’s the final day of our trip. Tonight we will be sleeping in our own bed again with our 2 dogs snuggled up next to us in the blankets. But it’s not over yet! Continue reading here.
MOTORBIKING, THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL
Today is a traveling day. No plans other than get from Geraldine to Kaikoura where we Continue reading here.
EXPLORING GERALDINE
Today is a pretty chilled day; a sleep in and then we take Daniels grandma out for lunch. Continue reading here.
DISCOVERING LAKE PUKAKI
The start of our trip was a bit touch and go for rain, Continue reading here
STUNNING LAKE TEKAPO
Day 3 and we are heading to Alexandra. It’s a bit of a grey day, no wind, but rain looks imminent. Fortunately, once we Continue reading here.
THE RIDE TO CHIRSTCHURCH
Today we heading south to Christchurch. Our focus for this trip is to spend most of our time in Central Otago and South Canterbury visiting family. Continue reading here.
Exploring the Long White Cloud 