New Zealand – Roxburgh

After staying in Alexandra for 2 months, I tried to find a job in the orchards as it was the summer season and the summer fruits are ready to be harvested, I could not find a orchard to work in, I managed to find a job in a orchard in Alexandra as a cherry picker […]

New Zealand – Kaikoura bus journey

After staying in Blenheim for 2.5 months, I left for Alexandra on 17 October to look for a job in the orchards as I wanted to try working with the fruit trees, having been working on vineyards for 3 months already… I bought the bus ticket and packed all my luggage […]

New Zealand – Blenheim (~working on the vineyards~)

I reached Blenheim during my second month in New Zealand in August 2013 to look for a job in the vineyards as part of my working holiday. Blenheim was in the Marlborough region and the Marlborough region is famous for its vineyards and wine. I was first in Tauranga during my first month in New […]

New Zealand – Hawkes’ Bay (~working on the vineyards~)

I met a few friends at Tauranga and from there we set off to Hawkes’ Bay to work in a vineyard. We stayed at a homestay and waited a few days as it was raining and we could not work in the vineyards while it is raining. It was my first time working in vineyards […]

New Zealand – Cromwell (River Trail ~ 3)

This is a continuation from the previous part one and two of the Cromwell trail hike, this is part three of the hike as we had walk the trail for 8 hours and I took too many photos of the scenery and surroundings… I went to walk the Cromwell river trail as I met some […]

New Zealand – Cromwell (River Trail)

Cromwell is a very lovely town with many orchards and vineyards. They also have a old heritage town which they call Cromwell Old Town, and it has a very nice vintage street with vintage buildings and a very nice view of the lake. You can walk to the Old Town from the city centre, it […]

New Zealand – Rotorua (~Hobbiton~)

In Rotorua, I booked a tour to Hobbiton, which is where the movie, The Hobbits, was filmed. There are tours at 8am and 1pm. The visit is half a day and the place is really adorable and enchanting, including a café where they serve us actual ginger beer These are the photos That’s all for […]

New Zealand – Cromwell (River Trail 2)

New Zealand – Cromwell to Franz Josef bus journey

Cromwell to Franz Josef bus journey is really nice. I was at Cromwell during the summer for a working holiday for picking fruits in the orchards like blueberries, cherries and apricots… After I finished at Cromwell I got a job at Franz Josef at a dairy farm to milk cows and so I left and […]

New Zealand – Paihia

Paihia is a very nice seaside town near the north tip of New Zealand. There’s many things to do there. I took 2 day trips – a cruise called The Cream Trip where we saw the Hole-In-The-Rock, swim with dolphins, did boom-netting and landed a really pretty island. I also did a bus trip to see the Cape Reinga […]