Category Archives: New Zealand

Sometimes…

Te Wairoa Buried Village was beautiful! But so was the view from a walk a little higher up, passing Wairere falls. Sometimes, I find it hard to fathom such a beautiful country exists. But it does, and it’s called Aotearoa. ❤

The Wairoa Buried Village

“Te Wairoa (also known as The Buried Village) is a deserted village located close to the shore of Lake Tarawera in New Zealand’s North Island. It was a Māori and European settlement founded in 1848 by the Reverend Seymour Mills Spencer where visitors would stay on their way to visit the Pink and White Terraces.ContinueContinue reading “The Wairoa Buried Village”

Travelling solo

Sometimes people tell me that they think it’s brave of me to travel by myself and that they could never do it themselves. My response to that is usually along the lines of everybody being different and wanting different things, and how that’s completely fine. Sometimes people seem to pity me for not having someoneContinueContinue reading “Travelling solo”

Quintessential New Zealand

With the Daily Post’s weekly photo challenges gone (ugh, I miss them!), I’m glad there are bloggers running photo challenges instead! Like Nancy Merrill Photography, where this week’s theme is ‘quintessential’. To me, this photo shows the quintessential New Zealand: heaps of lush green, rivers and sheep! This is the Clutha River, which we passedContinueContinue reading “Quintessential New Zealand”

Rate or nah – Part 2 of 2

As you may know, last December/January I travelled through New Zealand with my mom. We had an amazing time and I still have heaps of travels stories and photos to share. For this blog post, I thought it’d be a cool idea to review all the hostels that we stayed at during this trip (dueContinueContinue reading “Rate or nah – Part 2 of 2”

Rate or nah – Part 1 of 2

As you may know, last December/January I travelled through New Zealand with my mom. We had an amazing time and I still have heaps of travels stories and photos to share. For this blog post, I thought it’d be a cool idea to review all the hostels that we stayed at during this trip (dueContinueContinue reading “Rate or nah – Part 1 of 2”