All in Adventure
With changing seasons, Lake Wanaka takes on a whole new life. The lake reflects Autumn hues and the town slows slightly, sighing relief before Winter shows her pretty face and we're thrown into full ski mode. Check out the 5 top spots for Autumn hues in the heart of NZ’s Southern Alps…
You know that feeling. The startled, desperate reach for the alarm. Stumbling in the dark, avoiding knocking over your glass of water, hopelessly trying to keep it together as the sound of the penetrates your slumber and you’re thrust into the day before the sun’s even up. Yeah, 5AM starts suck.
Boarding my first of 3 flights in Queenstown, NZ, I had no idea what the Philippines 7,000+ islands had in store for me. Travelling solo, I had booked my flight in haste with the kind of "fuck it" attitude that I've become accustomed to using when you're a single gal in a big wide world…
New Zealand's Southern Lakes are often described as one of the most beautiful places in the world - and for good reason! Driving along the endless road around Lake Hawea, Lake Wanaka and on to the stunning West Coast, there is something both wild and familiar about the stunning landscapes around every corner.
Arriving in New Zealand 3 days prior, I was still feeling pretty jet lagged when a friend suggested I joined a group of them climbing famous Roy's Peak, Wanaka. Checking out #royspeak on instagram for around the 50th time I thought yeah why not, can't be that hard...
This trip has so many highlights for me - swimming with mantas, meeting a bunch of radical chicks, surfing the best waves of my life, eating the most amazing food, connecting my soul through meditation - but topping the lot was the way I was able to free myself of negativity and learn to embrace the good life...
