Tongariro Alpine Crossing

Tongariro National Park is the home of Mount Ngauruhoe (more popularly known as Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings) along with several brilliantly coloured lakes and deep red craters that are constantly… Read More →

Autumn colours

When planning our trip to New Zealand we glanced over the seasons but hadn’t actually realized that what we were planning was a month long camping trip in the equivalent of a Canadian… Read More →

Last week in New Zealand’s south island

In our final week in the south island we have travelled up from the fjord lands to the dunes and beaches of the northern tip.  After a short walk in Abel Tasman National… Read More →

Pancake Rocks: a geological oddity

The pancake rocks are so named because they are stacked in thin layers resembling a pile of pancakes.  Geologists have come up with numerous theories on why the rocks have formed into such… Read More →

Queenstown to Fox Glacier: Mountains to the rainforested coast

We have come up from southern New Zealand through the curving mountain roads of Otago province.  The hiking is great and the mountains are spectacular.  We unfortunately hit some bad weather and the… Read More →

The Catlins

Our second week in New Zealand we have been travelling in the Catlins, the southernmost tip of the south island.  This part of New Zealand is full of rolling hills, miles of coast… Read More →

On the road again

The road from Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park down to the Catlins had us stopping every couple of minutes (much to Nat’s displeasure) to take photos.  There were scenic winding roads, dramatic skies and… Read More →

Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

After five months of working in Melbourne, we boarded a plane headed for Christchurch New Zealand.  We arrived one week ago and were welcomed by lovely couchsurfing hosts with whom we went salsa… Read More →

HDR (High dynamic range) photography

Nat and I are preparing for the next leg of our journey, one month in New Zealand from Christchurch to Auckland by campervan, and are excited to fly in a couple of days. … Read More →

Long exposure photography

I have recently made several additions to my photography kit including a remote shutter release, a 9-stop neutral density filter (piece of black glass designed to allow long shutter speeds in broad daylight,… Read More →