11 things you need to know for your camper van holiday
This is our second time travelling around the South Island in a camper van. The first time we went around the top part of the South Island, the second time...
Getting Lost - the blog
Getting Lost started out as a travel blog in 2015. James and I had just rekindled our relationship and we were adventuring like never before with our then 6, 7 and 8 year old daughters. I started documenting it all on a blog called Getting Lost. A few of you followed us and you asked us how we found all these places. So we made a game with directions to get you off the beaten track. On the blog are hundreds of our adventures around Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Fiji over the last 10 years and of course, how it all began.
3 reasons to head out of Queenstown and visit Cromwell
We fell in love with the Central Otago town of Cromwell. Nestled in amongst the mountains, with Lake Dunstan on the doorstep and so much to see and do. Cromwell...
Is Larnach Castle really "haunted as hell"?
I’m a sucker for castles, romance, history, intrigue and the odd ghost story. So naturally Larnach Castle was on my list of must go places in Dunedin. When we travel...
The need for a Dunedin do over
I’ve been putting off writing this story. In short, Dunedin wasn’t at all what we expected and hoped it to be. And it’s not your fault Dunedin. We loved your...
4 reasons you need to put Invercargill on your list
Invercargill was a bit of an unexpected highlight of our bottom of the South trip. It’s a little bit of an unsung hero with some amazing gardens, loads of motorbikes,...
Book ending our adventures at Bluff
No matter how much exploring you do it doesn’t feel compete until you have made it to Cape Reinga at the top of the North Island and Bluff at the...