· AmchePayn · New Zealand
Milford Sound: the Coach & Nature Cruise
Day 5 and the grand finale. A cruise through Milford Sound, with Mitre Peak, two huge waterfalls and fur seals living their best life.
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· AmchePayn · New ZealandGlentanner to Te Anau: Peter's Lookout, Wanaka & That Wanaka Tree
A relaxed, random and totally perfect travel day. Peter's Lookout, a sweet little lab, Puzzling World, That Wanaka Tree and Roaring Meg, all on the way to Te Anau.
· AmchePayn · New ZealandSealy Tarns: the “Stairway to Heaven”
About 2,200 stairs straight up the side of a mountain, for one of the best views in New Zealand. Our legs have not forgiven us.
· AmchePayn · New ZealandAoraki / Mount Cook & the Hooker Valley
Our first full day in the mountains. The Hooker Valley Track was closed, so we hung out at Mueller Lake and then found icebergs floating in Tasman Lake.
· AmchePayn · New ZealandFive Nights in a Campervan: New Zealand's South Island
After years of dreaming and planning, we finally did it. Our very first campervan trip, a five-night loop through the South Island from Mount Cook to Milford Sound.
· AmchePayn · AustraliaCircular Quay & Finger Wharf
A harbour walk from Circular Quay through the Royal Botanic Garden and Mrs Macquarie's Chair to the heritage Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo.
· AmchePayn · AustraliaThe Coal Loader & Lavender Bay
Waverton's heritage-listed 1919 Coal Loader, now a harbourside sustainability park with tunnels and a platform garden, paired with leafy Lavender Bay.
· AmchePayn · AustraliaObservatory Hill & The Rocks
A walk from Observatory Hill's 1850s observatory and Harbour Bridge views down into The Rocks, Sydney's oldest quarter of pubs, lanes and markets.
· AmchePayn · AustraliaThe Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk
Sydney’s famous 6 km clifftop trail links Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Coogee, with ocean pools, ancient rock carvings and big Pacific views.