I Just Drove 8,000km Around New Zealand And Realized This Country Can’t Be Real

I'm so happy that this is where i live

Based on your (excellent) photos, I get the impression you skipped a lot of the North Island, which, if so, is a pity. If you ever get the chance to return, might I suggest both the East and West coasts, especially Northland, Auckland (more than just a city, eg Great Barrier Island, Rangitoto, Muriwai, Karekare, Piha, Whatipu and Huia), Coromandel, Raglan and the entire East Cape! Not forgetting White Island. Oh and New Plymouth, and the Wanganui River Road - or boat..... and... we'll, you get the idea! Ideally, a month in each island would be the way to go.

AWESOME AS COUNTRY!

That is so nice.. Hope to hitch-hike someday.... 😊

I simply loved your post. I felt the same when I travelled to New Zealand. I'm addicted to travel and I've been in many beautiful countries but nothing compares the unique experience I've had there. I loved Milford Sounds, Coromandel. Hope to go back and stay longer. there's so much to see

This is so amazing and very spacious!

Wow, so beautiful!

I agree, New Zealand is beautiful! But why do you put yourself in every single photo? Are you celebrating this beautiful land or yourself?

Looks incredible! Hopefully I will get the pleasure of visit one day. My grandmother used to fly there when she worked for United.

Perfect! <3 keep on

Little known fact - this country isn't actually real. We're just really good at special effects. It's amazing what you can do with a little No. 8 wire and a well-placed gumboot. Another little known fact - Kiwi's aren't actually real either. They're made of bits of No 8 wire stuck into a kiwifruit.

Absolutely beautiful pictures! Was exciting to see them and recall my trip to New Zealand couple of months ago. Indeed it is beyond real!

I'm not gonna lie but my partner and I spent 3 years in New Zealand, been back for almost 2 years in Scotland and have been miserable!!!

My family and I moved here 3 years ago, and I can't believe how beautiful everything is.

I live in nz!

It really is a beautiful place. I spent 3 weeks there in Jan 2016 traveling around in a camper. Abel Tasman was my favorite. My only complaint was that, coming from California, the scenery was almost to picturesque and often lacked diversity. Just hundreds of kilometers of the same thing to the point where I just stopped noticing how amazing it was. It is a very silly and overly privileged view to have but when I grew up being able to go from ocean, desert, mountain snow and 2 different types of rain forest all within a few hours I kind of got picky. And the police there giving tourist tickets didn't sit well with me but I have encountered that nearly everywhere I have driven overseas. I had the good fortune of going to KiwiBurn while I was there and that was just out of this world. Burners are burners everywhere but the location was something else altogether. So much natural beauty with so many wonderful happy people.

Fabulous photos! I'm beginning to dream to go there.

I need to go here.

I would also love to go there sometime soon. It seems like most of the time you were in the middel of nowhere, how did you find food/water? Did you store it alle in your car? And how did you find all these beautiful places? Did you plan it all or did you just start driving? :) Sorry for all the questions, great post!

Yes.. I will. Thanks!! 😊

I love the photos but you didn't include the bush land beauty and coastline. NZ is incredible and its bush is amazing.

Hi! I have some questions. It's your kindness if you answer :) I'm a girl that my biggest dream is to travel around the world, just like you! But my parents even don't give me permission to go around my city alone! And in my country is not usual or custom that a girl travel alone. (Because first I want to see my country) My first question is how did you convinced your parents to leave them at your young ages? And because I want to be independent I have to earn money by my self, do you think I can travel with mediocre income? At last I want to invite you to see our country, Iran :) It has its unique beauties!

It's not. GET. OUT. Lol jk

That's so nice..

Yeah of course.. It is undeniably beautiful, so you travel alone doin those stuff?

You were mentioning here and there that you did this all by yourself, always using 'I', not 'we' - but who was taking photos then? :)

I might be being ignorant, but how long were you in New Zealand?