Category: California Road Trip
Dunedin
After a day in Milford sound, we headed east to Dunedin for a couple of days. Highlight was the beach horse trek we took. It had been a good 12 months since I’d ridden a horse, and for Sab it was her first time ๐ Views were amazing and the ride was great.
Milford Sound
After driving down from Queenstown to Te Anau, we drove 2 hours into Milford Sound, and then took a cruise into the sound ๐ Was a nice day until we got into the sound where it started getting cloudy. The drive into the park was alot more picturesque than the cruise itself.
Fox Glacier
From Abel Tasman we made our way south towards Fox Glacier, which is a town just past Franz Josef. It literally is just a small tourist town with a population of about 300 and more hotels than you could shake a stick at. Still, as has become the norm here, the scenery was just stunning,… Read More Fox Glacier
Nelson, Motueka & Abel Tasman National Park
Some pics from our stops in Nelson, Motueka and Abel Tasman National Park where we went kayaking with Willeh McSchmok!!! Heading south to Westport next as a stopover to Fox Glacier. Nelson Motueka Abel Tasman National Park
Rarotonga & New Zealand’s North Island
I’ll be blunt – to say that we disliked Rarotonga would be an understatement. Let us put aside for a moment the fact that we got picked up from the airport in what could only be described as a PWD jeep which they saw fit to squeeze 10ppl into + bags (“oh just sit on… Read More Rarotonga & New Zealand’s North Island
Santa Cruz & Cambria
San Francisco was our last major stop on our US road trip. From there on, we needed to head back down to LA for our flight to Rarotonga, but as it was a very long drive we decided to break it up a bit and spend two nights along some of the seaside towns peppered… Read More Santa Cruz & Cambria
San Francisco
After a few uneventful days in Lake Tahoe (its the sort of place thats probably really pretty in the winter, but looked a bit dreary in miserable autumn weather), we headed down to San Francisco. The drive over the Bay and Golden Gate bridges were obviously a highlight. As was the afternoon we spent at… Read More San Francisco
Yosemite National Park
After a few days battling the crowds in Vegas, we were looking forward to the tranquility and open space in Yosemite. Well, that and the fact that this had been earmarked as the ‘luxury’ stay of the trip. By that i mean we planned on staying somewhere that didnt require the nightly roach inspection before… Read More Yosemite National Park
Las Vegas & Death Valley
After our short stay in the Grand Canyon, we made our way North for a few days of hedonism in Las Vegas :). The first thing we noticed was that the city seemed to be the most randomly placed thing in the world. You basically drive through pretty desolate landscape on the way there and… Read More Las Vegas & Death Valley
Grand Canyon
A few pics of our day out at the Grand Canyon. Yes, it is as spectacular as everyone says..your eye literally can’t see the end of it. We weren’t too lucky with the weather, but we still managed to get some nice pics.
Joshua Tree National Park
After a few pretty slow days in Los Angeles (we donโt really recommend it unless youโre the sort of sad bastard who gets their kicks from standing on street corners hoping to catch a glimpse of Paris Hilton) we headed off to Yucca Valley for our visit to Joshua Tree National Park. As soon as… Read More Joshua Tree National Park
San Diego
After a short break in NYC, we made our way to San Diego for the start of the great California road trip :). The first thing to note is that it’s BLOODY hot here (those of you in rainy, cold climates are probably cursing us now for moaning about it). For some reason we didn’t… Read More San Diego
Toronto – New York
What was supposed to be very boring drive back to New York ended up providing a whole load of unnecessary drama.As we were heading down the highway from Buffalo, we were pulled over by the State Police.We initially thought we would just get a fine and possibly a warning so imagine our surprise when the… Read More Toronto – New York
Toronto Go Karting!
On day 2 we were feeling adventurous so decided we’d spend the morning at the Go-Kart circuit :). Photos and video of our exploits below..enjoy x
Toronto/Niagara Falls
After an extremely comfy plane ride from Heathrow to New York on a half empty plane, we finally arrived in the Big Apple. Even though we still weren’t over the jet-lag, we thought it would be a good idea (because we love a challenge and are a bit stupid sometimes ๐ ) to embark the… Read More Toronto/Niagara Falls
Itinerary
World Travel Itinerary!!! Wooh00000. I’m so excited I’m cacking my pants! USA September 15th London –> New York September 16th – 17th = New York September 17th – 19th = Niagara Falls September 19th – 24th = New York September 24th New York –> San Diego September 24th – 27th = San Diego San Diego… Read More Itinerary