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New Zealand

Our 6 week New Zealand Cycling Route

How much time do you need to cycle New Zealand? Seriously, a lifetime isn’t enough time to see everything. But this is what we managed to squeeze in in our 6 weeks! Our Six Week New Zealand Route We planned out a very rough schedule and route before we started […]

Posted on March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 by Sara Continue reading

How to hike the Tongariro Crossing (Mount Doom!)

The Tongariro crossing is one of New Zealand’s most popular day hikes. What drew us to visit was Mount Doom. Mount Ngauruhoe is used in the Lord Of The Rings filming as mount doom. Cast it into the fire! It’s in the middle of the north island within a protected national park and not to be missed during your visit to NZ.

Posted on January 27, 2019March 1, 2019 by Sara Continue reading

Our 6 week New Zealand Cycling Route – Initial Plan

It’s happening… We are finally doing it. Our flight out to Auckland from Toronto is tomorrow and we couldn’t be more excited. It has been a bucket list item for a few years now and we are finally checking it off our list. What am I talking about? Six weeks […]

Posted on January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 by Sara Continue reading

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We are Sara and Matti, from Toronto, Canada, and believe life has more to offer than working 9 to 5. We prefer to see the world on a bike or out of a backpack and it never has to break the bank.

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