New Zealand Travel Advice: Notes from an American Living in NZ.
New Zealand is a beautiful country with “lovely” people, but it also has a few quirks.
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So you want to visit New Zealand. Let me say, “Good on you, mate.” Welcome to a land where beer is cold, swans are black, and sheep outnumber humans six to one.
I have a few tips to enhance your trip to Kiwiland and make it more enjoyable.
The Geography
New Zealand has every geographic feature you can imagine. New Zealand has everything from rainforests and beaches to alpine mountains and glaciers. What makes this so unique is that these features are so close together. A one-hour drive can take you from the beach to a snow-topped mountain.
It’s not uncommon for adventurous Kiwis to plan a day out that starts with a sunrise surf, followed by a day of skiing and ends back at the beach. It’s all in a day here in the and of the Kiwi.
Lesser known but no less spectacular are the New Zealand fiords. These crevasses cut deep into the land and are famous for their steep, rugged sides covered with lush vegetation and cascading waterfalls. A trip to Milford Sound is a must for any tour of the South Island, but…
