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With New Zealand being so far away from everything, we don’t have very many options for airlines to get out into the big wide world. Even harder is finding a cheap flight to anywhere! But now, Fiji Airways is emerging as an awesome cheap, quality airline which serves as a…
Mount Fuji is truly a spectacular place and it would be a shame to skip it on your trip to Japan. The trouble is, it can be really…
Because our trip to Fiji was technically a stopover and we were only there 4 nights, we decided to stay in one place the whole time. We wanted…
Before I went to Japan in April, I decided I should probably learn some Japanese so I wouldn’t be totally lost when I was there. I didn’t have much time, and I was currently studying intensive Chinese at university, so I knew from the onset that I didn’t want to…
There are a few things that make a trip to Mt Fuji 5th Station from Tokyo confusing so you should be aware of. Here I am to help you figure it out!
I’m not usually a huge fan of “country-counting”, but at one point I decided to set a special goal for myself: I would visit 21 countries before I…
A lot of what the South Island has to offer is very remote and hard to reach without your own vehicle (or even with one). And then you have Queenstown. This town that captures the essence of the beauty of New Zealand’s South Island, and hands it to you in…
There are really plenty of options to get from Auckland airport to city – and some are much more affordable than you might think.
So you’ve been told you’ve got a heavy accent in the language you’re learning? Or do people find it hard to understand you when you speak? Maybe you…
Happy 2019 everyone – though I’m a bit late to the party. It’s my first post for the year and we’re already in February?? How did that happen? Well, this has been the first summer I’ve spent in New Zealand in years, and I’ve been sure to make the most…