A nice walk to the top of the Ahuriri Valley, I had the place to my self. ©2024 Tony Kissel

The top of Dansey’s Pass (935 metres) looking out toward Oamaru 50 kms in the distance. ©2024 Tony Kissel

Hokitika.

Today was an early start to ballooning in Canterbury. ©2024 Tony Knights. Ballooning Canterbury

Don’t miss local A & P shows when you travel the country.

My day at Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch.

Canterbury, Waihora ©2025 Tony Knights. More p36

Setting up at Campfest, Bulls, Feb 24. ©2024 Tracey Davis.

Ready for a family weekend away camping.

Piano Flat DoC standard campsite is a favourite spot an hour from Gore, Southland in the Waikaia Forest Conservation Area with the Waikaia River flowing through the expansive camping area.

What a difference a day makes

Quite happy to have taken the tour and not my truck up Skippers Canyon. ©2024 Trisha Fisk

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We’ve had heaps of people have asked us for feedback on our caravan and why we chose it so here it is.

We get heaps of people message us and ask about the pros and cons of travelling full time so we thought we’d put pen to paper and share the highs and lows of full time travel with kids

Got run off the road last weekend. ©2024 Vanessa Parkinson

Making the most of short trips

Lucy’s gluten-free scones, crustless quiche, zero carb chicken bread loaf , home made butter: Kiwi gold.

Love spring road trips. I was going to walk to the end of the valley… On a wild beach. Four of us went camping. Happy Friday. Who’s camping? Home for the next week. Final winter camp at Lake Tekapo

The cat comes too. This spot is only 6km from home. And the cat always come along for the adventures…

Phosphate-based batteries, like lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, offer a superior chemical and mechanical structure that does not overheat to unsafe levels.

Our view last night on the Firth of Thames.

There are more ways than one to travel the country, or the world, for that matter. LeRoy Knierim decided to do it on a motorcycle. It took ten years to circle the globe.

If passed this legislation will affect ALL campers and the camping industry in New Zealand for many years to come

Hold on a minute, we are campers and have most of the items required to survive the first few days of an emergency without outside assistance.

Many of the small historic towns around New Zealand are becoming ghost towns and will be lost to us forever unless, we, the traveling community, do something about it.

Firstly, make sure your caravan is ready to move.

Solar power for us campers is a simple process. All you need is a solar panel, a solar controller, and a battery.

A night at Ferry Reserve on our way to Morisons Bush. ©2025 Wayne Ravelich

The power points in the caravan work just like the ones in your house but if you load them all up at the same time you will overload it and it will trip/ turn off.