There are many bays on the Karikari Peninsula, but the land around them is mostly owned and the roads closed. So even the “4-metres at…

A beach with a name of a carribean cocktail? That can’t be wrong :)  One of the most beautiful spots far north.

The Bay of Islands is just what the name suggests: A big bay with many little, rugged islands that shade the coastal area from high…

A little town with nothing special to see … or is there? We thought it was very quiet. Until. That historic steam train came by…

Detour to Mangawhai Heads and Waipu – it’s said to be a white sand beach. Today it was brown, but lovely anyway.  

Auckland was overwhelming. All the cars, houses, grey asphalt covered streets, people everywhere, a big range of sounds of different annoyment grades. Almost lost sight…

We let the kids choose where to go and what to see in Auckland, which was the Sky Tower and Queen’s Wharf. The tower with…

At the outermost corner of Coromandel Peninsula, the township of Coromandel lies. Victorian architecture and a love for renovating holds it together, what a nice…

With the kids completely over the moon with that hot pools earlier, it took a walk to calm us down a bit again. What better…

No more time to loose! If we’re supposed to make it back (to Motueka) in time, we got to drive more. Skipped (lovely) Tauranga for…