Showing posts with the label New Zealand

The Cardrona Bra Fence

May 25, 2015

The Cardrona Bra Fence of Central Otago, New Zealand, began in 1999 some time between Christmas and New Year, when four women's bras wer...

Baldwin Street, The Steepest Street in The World

Apr 20, 2015

Located in the city of Dunedin, in southern New Zealand, the Baldwin Street has earned the distinction of being the steepest street in the w...

Pebble Beaches Around The World

Jan 8, 2015

Beaches usually mean sand, but not always. There are beaches made of sea shells , broken glasses pounded smooth by the surf and pebbles. Wh...

Auckland, The City of Volcanoes

Dec 1, 2014

Auckland, the largest and most populous city of New Zealand, straddles a volcanic field that contains no less than 50 volcanoes. These volca...

Milford Sound’s Flying Waterfalls

Aug 5, 2014

Milford Sound in the south west of New Zealand's South Island, is a fjord and the country’s most well known scenic attractions. Carved b...

Champagne Pool, New Zealand

Jul 26, 2014

Champagne Pool is a hot spring located within the Waiotapu geothermal area in the North Island of New Zealand. The name Champagne Pool is de...

Shrek, The Sheep Who Escaped Shearing for 6 Years

Jul 23, 2014

Shrek was a Merino sheep, a castrated male, belonging to South Island, New Zealand, who gained international fame in 2004 owing to his gigan...

New Zealand’s Hot Water Beach

Apr 18, 2014

Hot Water Beach is a popular beach and geothermal attraction located on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand, approxima...

The Crater Lakes of Tongariro National Park

Apr 13, 2014

Located in central North Island, Tongariro National Park is the oldest national park in New Zealand, and the fourth established national par...

Limestone Boulders of Castle Hill in New Zealand

Feb 22, 2014

Castle Hill is located 120 km west of Christchurch close to the Great Alpine Highway 73, between Darfield and Arthur's Pass in New Zeala...

The Bucket Fountain in Wellington, New Zealand

Dec 12, 2013

The Bucket Fountain is one of the quirkiest and most well known landmarks of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. The fountain consi...

The Windswept Trees at Slope Point, New Zealand

Sep 18, 2013

Slope Point is the most southern point of New Zealand’s South Island. The region is consistently lashed with fierce and cold southwesterly w...

Strange Airport #5: Gisborne Airport - Runway With a Railway Crossing

Aug 11, 2013

Gisborne Airport is a small regional airport that is located on the western outskirts of Gisborne, the East Coast of the North Island of New...

7 Most Spectacular Spits on Earth

Jul 9, 2013

In geography, spit is a landform made by the deposition of sand by the movement of tides. Spits are narrow and elongated – one end is attach...

Blue Lake, Nelson, New Zealand - The Clearest Lake in the World

Jun 18, 2013

Blue Lake (Rotomairewhenua in Māori) is a small fresh water lake in Nelson Lakes National Park, in the northern reaches of New Zealand's...

Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand

May 15, 2013

The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, located just outside the main Waitomo township on the North Island of New Zealand, is a famous attraction becaus...

Flowering of Lupins in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Mar 28, 2013

Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the ...

“Bridge to Nowhere” in Whanganui National Park, New Zealand

Jan 16, 2013

One of the most visited attractions in Whanganui National Park, New Zealand, is the “Bridge to Nowhere” -  an abandoned and isolated concret...

Hobbit Bar in New Zealand

Dec 17, 2012

If you are a Lord of the Rings fan, here is another reason to visit New Zealand. A Hobbit-style bar called the Green Dragon Pub has opened ...

Nugget Point Lighthouse, New Zealand

Nov 21, 2012

Nugget Point is one of the most iconic landforms on the Otago coast, in the South Island of New Zealand. Located at the northern end of the ...