Hiking to the Pouakai Tarns, Mount Taranaki + Other Things to Do in New Plymouth, New Zealand

When it came to creating mountains, the North Island got a little short changed. It’s mostly flat, which is in complete contrast to the mountainous South Island. There are some mountains (or, more accurately, volcanoes) to explore though, and Mount Taranaki is one of them. There are various tracks in the vicinity of Mount Taranaki … Read more

A Day Trip to the Blue Mountains From Sydney, Australia: Katoomba and the Three Sisters

A day trip to the Blue Mountains from Sydney, Australia

With a name like “The Blue Mountains” you may be expecting something a little different than what actually greets you in Katoomba. For a start, they aren’t blue. They also aren’t really mountains, not the kind you’re used to seeing anyway. Instead a huge expanse of green with a few rocky plateaus thrown in (which … Read more