So after finally feeling completely settled in Wanaka with some great friends, a lovely home and a job, I am once again heading off to a new location. Why would I leave when I finally have everything I’ve been working for over the past few weeks? It turns out I was successful in my application …
Aside from walks in the area, my immediate objectives were to find a job and a home here in Wanaka for the winter. Both were easier said than done with a whole crowd of hopefuls here on the same mission! It took around four weeks of searching, checking the weekly Messenger, a local magazine full …
Wanaka is a small town just north of the larger and better known Queenstown. It is well known for its attraction of the ski slopes during the winter season, though since arriving i have also learnt that it is an extremely popular summer destination. The town is situated on the edge of Lake Wanaka, a …
After the Queen Charlotte Track we took a day off to plan our trip down to Wanaka, the town I plan to stay and work throughout the winter. Our first stop was to be Christchurch, the most populated city on the South Island, still currently recovering from the 2011 earthquake. Our accommodation was in the …
The day after setting foot on the South Island, CeCe and I began our first trek. This was to be a three day journey over 71km (45 miles) within Queen Charlotte Sound, carrying everything we would need on with us including tent, sleeping bags and food. We were up early, needing to be at the …
I left the farm with CeCe, as we had similar aspirations over the coming weeks. Our plans would take us towards the South Island where we both hoped to do some of the numerous walks and multi day treks New Zealand has to offer. Our first destination would be Wellington, the capital of New Zealand …
I recently signed up to be part of the New Zealand Wwoofing (willing workers on organic farms) community and within a few days had arranged my first stay. The idea behind wwoofing is that a volunteer will stay with a host on their organic farm, working in exchange for food and accommodation and providing a …
After my trip up to the Northland I found myself with a week to spare before I was due to be volunteering at the triathlon. Having ruled out options to travel anywhere else in that time due to cost, I settled in for a week at Fat Cats hostel. Still being used to the fast …
Only my third day in New Zealand and there I was setting off on a road trip. We would be spending just over one week travelling, then returning to Auckland so I could fulfill my commitment to volunteer at a triathlon event. Our first stop was just a forty minute drive from the hostel, Piha …
And so there I was, staring at the welcome sign for Auckland. I’m not sure what happened to the last six months, it all seems such a blur, already a distant memory. A time where I learnt so much about myself, the world and so much more. Now my mindset needs to change. I no …
