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The road to Kaikoura

In Nelson I thought : Well, this is the perfect time to find a job! I already had my working for accommodation settled in an amazingly...

A little bit further of the beaten track from Takaka, there was a hidden hippie community. They were called the Rainbow Valley Community...

I was still based in Nelson, staying in the Paradiso backpackers. The place was indeed a paradise and I've been offered to start working...

So after doing the Abel Tasman track, me and Max decided to split up for a while. He had found a job in Te Anu, which was a 13 hour drive...

So we survived the 3 hour ferry and set foot on the south island. We arrived in Picton and drove up to Nelson. Madeline and Casey were...

After we left Raglan, we needed to drive down to Wellington to watch the sevens. We stopped in New Plymouth and walked a trail around...

Me, Max and our Steve decided to stay in Raglan for a while. Max wanted to keep on surfing and I just loved the art in town. We were...

The day before Dad and Katou arrived, mom had booked us a room in a hotel next to the airport. Their flight would arrive early in the...

I remember sitting in the car, driving 4 hours to Auckland. So many things going through my head: "Is this real?" "Am I actually going to...

After spending some time at the GreeNZ family, I went back to Rotorua. Although it wasn't the worst place to be... I still hated it. I...