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budget-travel
by Stace · Aug 14, 2025
The plane broke through the rain clouds somewhere over the Tasman Sea and Auckland appeared below — grey, wet and not exactly the sun-drenched welcome I had imagined after 48 hours of travel. My fligh
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by Stace · Aug 13, 2025
Rotorua smells like sulphur — the geothermal activity that makes this North Island city one of the most extraordinary places in New Zealand. Two days of colourful geothermal parks and Māori culture.
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budget-travel
by Stace · Aug 13, 2025
Twelve hours in Wellington with zero research done and a bag on my back — how one of the best unplanned days of my New Zealand trip came together, and how to do it properly with more time.
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by Stace · Nov 13, 2019
Queenstown is New Zealand's adventure capital — bungy jumping, jet boating, world-class hikes and a lake town setting that is beautiful even before you do anything adventurous at all.
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by Stace · Jun 7, 2019
Auckland is the City of Sails — an isthmus city dotted with volcanic cones, ringed by beaches and 35 minutes from a vineyard island. Here are the best things to do, from a Kiwi first-timer's perspective.
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by Stace · Aug 13, 2018
The Hobbiton Movie Set is the only Lord of the Rings filming location preserved in its entirety. 44 hobbit holes, Bag End, the Green Dragon Inn — here is everything you need to know before you go.
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by Stace · Aug 7, 2018
134 metres above a gorge outside Queenstown, deathly afraid of heights, and about to jump. Here is the honest, minute-by-minute account of doing the Nevis Bungy — the highest jump in New Zealand.
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by Stace · Mar 20, 2018
A long weekend at Sandals Jamaica — overwater bungalows, heart-shaped villas, sundowners at a bar suspended over the water, and our first real taste of proper all-inclusive luxury.
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by Stace · Mar 8, 2018
Travelling to Southeast Asia from Barbados is a proper long haul. One week in Vietnam took us from the hustle of Hanoi to the Hai Van Pass on the back of a motorbike to the lantern-lit streets of Hoi An.
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by Stace · Jan 20, 2017
After two weeks exploring Johannesburg, six days in Cape Town delivered Table Mountain, penguins at Boulder's Beach, wine country in Franschhoek and one of the most beautiful cities we've visited.
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budget-travel
by Stace · Jan 19, 2017
My trip to South Africa was a random, last minute booking. When I arrived, the only plans I had were to spend time with one of my best friend's family. I wish I had my [cold weather packing…
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by Stace · Nov 10, 2016
After two rainy weeks in Iceland, one day in London was all we had before flying home. Here's how we packed the essentials — Big Ben, Covent Garden, a proper English breakfast — into 24 hours.
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budget-travel
by Stace · Aug 25, 2016
I landed in Christchurch with a secret — my sister had no idea I was in New Zealand. A week in a city still rebuilding from the 2011 earthquake, and one of the most moving places I have visited.
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