Features
Biking the Old Ghost Road
We ride the Lyell section of the Old Ghost Road, an 82-kilometre epic which will eventually link the ghost town of Lyell in the Buller Gorge, to Seddonville, a small rural outpost on the West Coast. Read more here.
Biking the Old Ghost Road
We ride the Lyell section of the Old Ghost Road, an 82-kilometre epic which will eventually link the ghost town of Lyell in the Buller Gorge, to Seddonville, a small rural outpost on the West Coast. Read more here.
Ask Lonely Planet in The New Zealand Herald
It’s two years since our first weekly ‘Ask Lonely Planet’ column in The New Zealand Herald. That’s 200 questions on six continents (Antarctica, anyone?), one question about Nigeria, one about Komodo dragons, and innumerable queries about European train travel. Let
Ask Lonely Planet in The New Zealand Herald
It’s two years since our first weekly ‘Ask Lonely Planet’ column in The New Zealand Herald. That’s 200 questions on six continents (Antarctica, anyone?), one question about Nigeria, one about Komodo dragons, and innumerable queries about European train travel. Let
Queenstown in Vacations & Travel magazine
In our first article for this gorgeous travel mag (April 2013 issue), we give you our dream 48 hours in and around Queenstown. It features some of the finest baking available to humanity! Vacations & Travel
Queenstown in Vacations & Travel magazine
In our first article for this gorgeous travel mag (April 2013 issue), we give you our dream 48 hours in and around Queenstown. It features some of the finest baking available to humanity! Vacations & Travel
NZ Cycle Trails on BBC Travel
New Zealand has gone and got itself more than 20 new Cycle Trails. Yippee! In this backgrounder we tell how it happened, who’s behind it, and share some of the treats instore. Pedal on! Read our article here.
NZ Cycle Trails on BBC Travel
New Zealand has gone and got itself more than 20 new Cycle Trails. Yippee! In this backgrounder we tell how it happened, who’s behind it, and share some of the treats instore. Pedal on! Read our article here.
Middle-earth on Lonelyplanet.com
Famed for dramatic scenery that has long-inspired writers, artists and dreamers, it’s no wonder New Zealand was cast as Tolkien’s mythical Middle-earth. In this article for Lonelyplanet.com we offer a hitlist for Hobbit-hunters. Read it here.
Middle-earth on Lonelyplanet.com
Famed for dramatic scenery that has long-inspired writers, artists and dreamers, it’s no wonder New Zealand was cast as Tolkien’s mythical Middle-earth. In this article for Lonelyplanet.com we offer a hitlist for Hobbit-hunters. Read it here.
Historic Arrowtown
‘The pioneer legends that invariably move me most involve cold, wet, and danger. Brunner and his bush-bash down the Buller, Alice McKenzie’s childhood in far-flung Fiordland – such stories give rise to powerful imaginings…’ Sarah & Lee visit Arrowtown and
Historic Arrowtown
‘The pioneer legends that invariably move me most involve cold, wet, and danger. Brunner and his bush-bash down the Buller, Alice McKenzie’s childhood in far-flung Fiordland – such stories give rise to powerful imaginings…’ Sarah & Lee visit Arrowtown and
Cycling the Heaphy Track
The Heaphy Track is open to cyclists for the second year of its three-year trial. Now that DOC’s built some new bridges, will riders get over it? ‘Riders have been itching to get back on the Heaphy since it was
Cycling the Heaphy Track
The Heaphy Track is open to cyclists for the second year of its three-year trial. Now that DOC’s built some new bridges, will riders get over it? ‘Riders have been itching to get back on the Heaphy since it was
Queenstown Cycling Explosion
Dominion Post, April 2012 – ‘Another adventure activity has rolled into town, big time. Although really it’s been rolling around for ages but is now gathering momentum like a runaway train. It can be extreme in its inexpensiveness, and pursued by
Queenstown Cycling Explosion
Dominion Post, April 2012 – ‘Another adventure activity has rolled into town, big time. Although really it’s been rolling around for ages but is now gathering momentum like a runaway train. It can be extreme in its inexpensiveness, and pursued by
Heart of Mine
Dominion Post, October 2011– ‘There’s a moment of unease as we are enveloped in darkness, a feeling quickly overtaken by intrigue…’ Lee & Sarah visit Denniston Plateau, on the West Coast, and take a tour
Heart of Mine
Dominion Post, October 2011– ‘There’s a moment of unease as we are enveloped in darkness, a feeling quickly overtaken by intrigue…’ Lee & Sarah visit Denniston Plateau, on the West Coast, and take a tour
Second Nature
Dominion Post, July 2011 – ‘Kevin and Katrin hail from Germany, but have fallen in love with New Zealand. Two summers in a row they’ve come here. All year long they save up their Euros and anticipate their visit, keeping fit
Second Nature
Dominion Post, July 2011 – ‘Kevin and Katrin hail from Germany, but have fallen in love with New Zealand. Two summers in a row they’ve come here. All year long they save up their Euros and anticipate their visit, keeping fit

