Category: travel

Te Waipounamu means “the water of greenstone”. It was originally called Wāhi Pounamu, meaning “place of greenstone” by Maori. The legend of New Zealand goes something like this : Māui was a demigod who tamed the sun and brought fire into the world. He also created New Zealand. According to Maori folklore, one night Māui’s…

Moturoa beach is just outside of Richmond, NZ. On a weekday, you can have this 8 km beach to yourself.

Kaikoura in Maori means “to eat crayfish”. It is said that the full name is Te Ahi-kai-koura-a-Tamatea-pokai-whenua meaning “the fire which Tamatea-pokai-whenua made to cook crayfish”. The legendary traveler stayed at Kaikoura Peninsula to cook crayfish during a journey. Kaikōura is one of the few places in the world where Sperm Whales can be seen…

Wharariki is Maori for coastal flax. Wharariki is also the default lockscreen image on Windows 10 – for good reason! It is a daytrip from Nelson!!

We took a road trip. “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” Thanks Jack. “Because – twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. Catch…