

Lake Tekapo-Christchurch-Kaikoura
The rest of the South Island post-Queenstown was just kind of a rush up the east coast. I didn’t have a lot of interest in the...


Wanaka
Wanaka was the last stop before the South Island highlight of Queenstown, and I mostly just expected it to be Queenstown-lite: quieter,...


Franz Josef
The activity I had probably been most looking forward to in the South Island was exploring the Franz Josef Glacier. It was totally unlike...


Picton-Abel Tasman-Westport
After working at Electric Avenue for one month as well as having saved money from my vineyard and data entry jobs, I took off for the...