Arriving back to blue skies in Beijing! Arriving back at the NUO Hotel from North Korea, feeling a little shell shocked from what we had just experienced! It was nice to be in what we know as a ‘normal’ Continue Reading
A must see when in North Korea, they said. So we went to the DMZ, DeMilitarized Zone, the border between the North and the South of Korea. Where ideologies meet. Enemy neighbours. The South plays Rihanna to the Continue Reading
Back to where the journey began, Auckland…and what a journey this has been! Over 6000km driven, staying in 45 different places, training hard, and seeing so much beauty! Auckland is a cool place, with a Continue Reading
The earthquake last year took its toll on this cosmopolitan city. There are ‘rebuild’ tours, shops and tram tours solely dedicated to showing people the damage and how they are building it back again, whats coming Continue Reading
The most unique place to stay, totally eco-friendly, and quirky. An upmarket hotel? Nope. Silos. Yes – those things that hold grain, you see them on every highway & farm – we stayed in one! Far from Continue Reading
Not wanting to be the same as every other tourist, we heard of Doubtful Sound, another ‘sound’ in the Fiordland, that is less busy, and promised to be just as, if not, more beautiful. We of course wanted Continue Reading
Described by Rudyard Kipling as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’, Milford Sound was carved by glaciers during the ice ages. We had to take a trip to see it! The journey there didn’t disappoint! Continue Reading
Travelling New Zealand by car, we get to see some truly epic views, and the luxury of doing this on our own, is we can stop anywhere we want to! It would be such a shame not to enjoy some of the views on the way. Continue Reading
A great place to stay as a base if you want to explore the north of the south, just an hour from Abel Tasman, and less backpackers, if that’s not your thing. They have a few good places for swimming and gym Continue Reading
When travelling to seek epic places to train for Ironman, it is easy to see patterns. When travelling people follow each other and all do the same things. Books and guides are all recommending the same things. Continue Reading
