And so the awesomeness continues.. So after the amazing first week in New Zealand, believe it or not, it just got better!We stayed in Franz Josef for 2 nights, in a very nice Rain forest retreat. On our first day we did a lovely kayak trip on the glacier lake, kayaking through a rain forest and jumping off the kayaks for refreshing dips. The water was so pure you could drink straight from the lake! Next day was proper exercise, with our 8 hour glacier hike. We ...

I'm traveling in New Zealand now and loving every minute of it!!! I've heard so many people tell me that they wished they would've stayed in NZ for longer and that it's amazing and the south island is incredible, but I still remained a little skeptical as I boarded my plane in Sydney. (I went to Sydney for a few days to celebrate the Australia day, but I'll tell all about Sydney later on, as I will return there after NZ.) I'm more of a city girl than a nature lo...