Liz

Four months ago my life was changed forever. While hiking on a very remote part of Stewart Island, I stumbled upon a scene of horror at sunset, several pods of 150 pilot whales beaching themselves in the shallow surf

There are many corners and pockets around the world where I have left bits of my heart. Certain places resonate with us as travelers in many unique and mysterious ways

The first time I saw glowworms in New Zealand was over 5 years ago on an action packed trip with the Legendary Black Water Rafting Co in the Waitomo Caves. This time around we skipped the wetsuits and opted to explore the stunning caves on the Waitomo Caves Tour first, the highlight is riding in a boat through a glowworm grotto, silently drifting in the dark beneath a sky teeming with blue starry-like glowworms. It’s such an incredible experience exploring the world beneath us in the Waitomo Glowworm Caves in New Zealand. Many thanks to Waitomo for hosting me in the Glowworm Caves, like always I’m keeping it real, all opinions are my own, like you can expect less from me!

Making worldwide news, the mass shooting in Christchurch which targets two mosques and claimed 50 lives forced this country to reckon with that fact that we aren’t actually an untouchable little country at the bottom of the world. It’s so easy to disconnect in New Zealand and be separate from the rest of the world, to see global news and breath a sigh of relief that not only is that NOT happening here, it’s likely NEVER happen here. No, in fact, New Zealand has been making strides to be a model country for decades and by doing so, it’s consequently making the world a better place. Sure, it’s not as high as Australia, who has the highest minimum wage in the world, but it’s a pretty good start, and it’s a hell of a lot higher than many other places in the world.