Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Known as much for being able to walk anywhere in the city as much as it is for being very windy all the time. Its also the site if the ferry terminal to cross the Cook Straight to reach the South Island. We stayed at hotel cause it was cheaper to split than a hostel. Pretty decent place too! Was kinda expecting a rats nest given the price. Our first day into town, we toured some botanical gardens and came across ...

4 days, 7 campgrounds, 30+ bands, 60,000 people. This was Rhythm & Vines. This was how i spent my NYE. Its a music festival set in picturesque Gizborne, famous for being the first city to see the sunrise on New Years Day. Good times ensued. Soon tho, shortly after the festival, the car had to be returned to Auckland and we were on foot again. On the way back to drop the car off, we had stopped briefly at a nice lakeside town called Taupo. Pretty well-kno...

Rotorua is on every New Zealand visitor's list. It has rightfully earned the begrudged nickname of Roto-vegas. Never been to vegas, but this place has the feel of Niagara Falls. Nevertheless, there are reasons why so many tourists flock here. The big one is geothermal activity. The town stinks. Literally. The rotten egg smell of sulphur blankets its entirety. If you've ever been to a hot spring, you know what i mean. But its worth it. I toured a thermal park with...

We made it Raglan!! Im in NZ for many different reasons, but the primary draw was to get better acquainted with the ways of the surfboard. Theres no better place than Raglan. A world famous location and one the best left-hand breaks in existence. It was featured in the surf classic "Endless Summer". Such a chill town with a great arts and music scene. Even has its own radio station, Rush FM. They knock corporate takeover, GMO's, sand mining, and blast Rage. Best ...

Welcome back. Ive missed you! So off we went to the Coromandel to find a legendary spot called Hot Water Beach. Its a ways from were we left so we didnt make it in one night. Enter a $200 ticket for sleeping in the car. Balls. Found it the next day tho, chose a campground this time. An ancient volcanic fault lies under the beach at a very specific place. At low tide u can dig a hole to release that heat from deep under the sand creating you own custom geo-thermal...