Intro to Mount Aspiring I first learned about Liverpool Hut last summer on my first backpacking trip in New Zealand to Mount Aspiring Hut in Mount Aspiring National Park. We heard Liverpool was one of the coolest hikes and huts in New Zealand. Last year, this hut was not bookable, meaning people would wake up …
I wrote this in winter August 2020. The restrictions for Covid had just been lifted in New Zealand. Queenstown to Mount Cook Three friends and I shot off to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park bright and early on Friday morning to spend a winter weekend in Mount Cook. We drove from Queenstown to Mount Cook in …
Welcome to Mars For some reason, I never had any huge desire to explore the Omarama Clay Cliffs. Over the past few months, I had seen photos and heard about them. I couldn’t really picture the alien-looking Mars-like cliffs and surrounding area in my head. Yet I’m glad I waited to go, because I feel …
Spend the day in Queenstown! Luckily, there is no shortage of both free and commercial activities to choose from. After living here for six months, I’ve tried to perfect the delicate balance of enjoying the free activities the region has to offer and treating myself to more pricey options without breaking the bank. Above all, …
I woke up in a rainstorm, in my sweaty car, with sandflies buzzing inside my ears wondering how the queens of #vanlife Instagram pages sell the image and the lifestyle. The #vanlife babes and bros are a free-spirited ideology. On one hand, the hippy campers seem like a distant dream. On the other, they’re quite …