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The Great Kiwi Road Trip
Bloggers around the world are raising awareness this week about the importance of travel and tourism to New Zealand, especially in light of the devastating earthquake in Christchurch last month. Visit the Blog4NZ Facebook page for more info.
In November 2010 I had the privilege of travelling to New Zealand with my business partner Chad Mustard, his brother and another friend. We rented a car and traveled from Fiordland, in the southwestern part of NZ’s South Island, to Auckland in the North Island. I won’t spend much time here trying to put into words the incredible, jaw-dropping, spectacular scenery New Zealand blessed us with. The photos below speak for themselves. It was the trip of a life time, and we’re all dying to go back.
So if you’ve ever dreamed of venturing to a remote part of the globe, filled with lavish rain forests, magnificent alpine peaks, lonely valleys, quaint villages, sun-drenched beaches, ancient volcanoes and a penguin or two, I highly advise you to save your pennies and book a trip to the Land of the Long White Cloud. New Zealand is a nation of wonders, and you’ll never regret visiting.
Mt. Cook, NZ's highest peak, from the descent into Queenstown.
The road to Milford Sound, with thousands of other-worldly waterfalls cascading from the clouds above.
Milford Sound cannot be captured in a photo. It's truly epic.
Beautiful, remote rain forest trails are everywhere in Fiordland.
Lake Wakatipu in Glenorchy.
Paradise, New Zealand
Deserted beach in Abel Tasman National Park.
Rolling farmland just outside Matamata (near The Shire film set).