New Zealand

This was a 3-week trip we took with a guide through both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Easily one of the best trips we’ve ever taken!

By Glen Bruels

Queenstown

This is part of a series called New Zealand Our next stop would be Queenstown, the “adrenaline capital of the world.” It was another long day on the road, with a few stops for impromptu cattle and sheep drives, a stop along the river for lunch (where the blowflies drove us out within about 5…

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By Glen Bruels

A glacier’ing we will go!

This is part of a series called New Zealand The next day was a long day of driving.  Of course, by this time, everyone had gotten to know each other pretty well and, with three women and one man in the van, the conversations would inevitably turn to how men screw over women.  In this…

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By Glen Bruels

The road to Wellington

This is part of a series called New Zealand As we headed south towards Wellington, we increasingly left the isolated, natural beauty behind for things more aligned with civilization and culture.  Our first stop was outside Waihi at the Martha Mine.  As I noted in an earlier post, hard rock mining had largely waned in…

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By Glen Bruels

The Coromandel Peninsula

This is part of a series called New Zealand After spending a quick evening in Auckland, we headed out to the Coromandel Peninsula, one of the most scenic coastlines in New Zealand.  The Coromandel has nearly 250 miles of coastline to explore and around 100 offshore islands to admire.  For many years, the industry on…

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