by Sarah Gallo | Apr 4, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, South Island, What Gets Your Heart Pumping
After a few solid days of being cooped up at YHA Wanaka due to rain, I was psyched to wake up in Wanaka and see blue skies for my hike up Roy’s Peak! I had heard that the 1,578 meter summit will give you one of the most remarkable views in all of New Zealand. Since...
by Sarah Gallo | Mar 21, 2016 | Australia/New Zealand, New Zealand, North Island, What Gets Your Heart Pumping
What's the complete opposite of The Shire? Mordor: a place of darkness, evil, and “doom.” It's only logical that, like Frodo and Sam, we journeyed from The Shire to Mordor. We sure had the right weather for it! We were shuttled into Tongariro National Park...