While on our way to Wanaka from Franz Josef, we decided to visit the Omarama Clay Cliffs. This is under an hour from Lake Pukaki and well on the way if you’re already on the main road (SH8). Although you need to specially make a turn in from the main road, I can assure you …
The Hooker Valley Track is a fairly comfortable and fulfilling track. I especially like it because it is very relaxing and the view you get is too good to be true for the amount of effort required for this walk! On clear days, you get to enjoy the best Southern Alps landscapes and glaciers in …
The Lake Matheson Walk is a very flat and relaxing walk suitable for anyone! We visited this beautiful place right after our Glacier Hike since it was around the area. It is nestled in a lush ancient forest and is well-known for that perfect reflection of Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. On a good day, …
How does it feel to come back to a familiar place after being away for some time? Well, I can only say being away felt like a dream. Scrambling to see where I left off It felt so weird to step back into my home country after 6 months of life in New Zealand. When …
Bungy jumping…just thinking back on it gives me the churns in my stomach. I did my first bungy jump at the place where bungy all started – Kawarau Bridge at Queenstown, New Zealand! Although it was only 43m high, it was enough to make my palms sweaty and my heart pumping hard. Follow me through …
I’ve always wondered how it felt to be jumping out of a plane and flying in the sky. Would my face be distorted with that wind? Would I scream till my voice got hoarse? Would I have the courage to even do it? To me, skydiving is so iconic in New Zealand that I just …
Checking a Glacier heli-hike off my list was not even something I thought about when I first decided to go on a working holiday in New Zealand. However, as I was building up my to-do list, this seems like an experience that I must complete! It was a very unique hiking experience on the top …
Hiking the Avalanche Peak at Arthur’s Pass, New Zealand has got to be one of my most memorable hikes ever. The hike was difficult yet fulfilling, and dangerous yet worth the effort. I’m sure you will feel the same too, so read on about my experience and see if you’d like to embark on one …
Before starting work for your working holiday, know your basics of working in New Zealand and especially your wages entitlements. Although it may be rare, but doing so can help you avoid being short changed by your employers. With that, I’ll be covering wages entitlement specifically as a horticultural worker under the Working Holiday Visa …
Have you ever wondered how a typical day looks like when living and working in New Zealand as a horticultural worker? I went to New Zealand with no expectations and without even knowing what my next steps would be. However, I eventually turned out to become a full-time horticultural worker during my working period and …
