Hiking the Lake Marian track- all you need to know!
Besides the great walks in Fiordland, undoubtedly, Lake Marian is the most popular day hike in the park. The stunning alpine turquoise waters of Lake Marian is something out of a storybook with mountains towering all around. On a smaller scale, if you can believe it, it reminded Chris and I of my favourite lake, […]
What to do in the Waitaki Valley
From unique geological features, braided rivers, lakes and mountains the Waitaki Valley has so much to offer especially for the nature lovers out there! In my opinion the Waitaki Valley is highly underrated. Many people by pass heading inland or just cruise through the valley without taking time to explore it further. I can tell […]
Story time: Exploring the magic of Tasman Lake
“Proceed with caution”, “Enter at your own risk”, “Avalanche area” Being from the prairies these are all things Lauren doesn’t exactly get excited about, but they had a 4WD ute, Chris’s confidence and his need to drive off the beaten path. So, on they went. Neither one had been to Tasman Lake before. They weren’t […]
Story time: The Hooker Valley Track
The work week was over and the weekend finally here. Lauren was more than excited for what the next two days would bring. She felt like a kid in a candy store living in New Zealand not knowing where to go first or next. Should she go up a mountain, wander around a lake or […]
Fueling for day hikes
For a lot of us when we hit the trail on the weekend for a day hike we may throw a couple of snacks in our pack and go not thinking much about how we’ve fueled our body for the days’ adventure. I used to do this all the time and the struggle was real […]
Exploring my backyard with LIVE+
I feel strongly that your home is what you make of it and that there is always adventure out there. No matter where you live it’s always worth exploring your own backyard. Living in New Zealand now, I feel very lucky that I live in a country where the landscape is so diverse that if […]
Black Cat Cruises nature cruise- Akaroa, New Zealand
I walked up the wharf with one thing on my mind. It was chilly out and the clouds were threatening rain but I was more excited than ever to get my pass, board the Black Cat cruises boat and set out into the harbor. I’ve been to Akaroa a few times before exploring the coastline […]
Back to my country roots at Silo Stay- Little River
If I could think of the perfect accommodation for a country girl or really anyone for that matter it’d have to be something away from the city and a rural feel. Birds chirping and animals grazing in paddocks. Something cozy and farm like but also surrounded by mountains and some sort of body of water…Read more about Back to my country roots at Silo Stay- Little River[…]
Exploring the Ashburton lakes in Canterbury, New Zealand
The weather can be a challenge in Canterbury, New Zealand sometimes. And by sometimes I mean a lot. I’ve come to realize it’s windy more than it is calm, so on those 10 km/hr wind days, I do anything I can to get out and chase me some reflections! I’ve been to the Ashburton Lakes […]
Exploring the epic Clay Cliffs Omarama, New Zealand
Don’t you just love when you come across something so unexpected and unusual?! I especially love it when it’s completely random and pretty much in the middle of nowhere. That’s really what the Clay Cliffs of Omarama in New Zealand are. These cliffs so unique, unusual and a geologcial wonder that you do not want to […]
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