Tag: Mountains

  • Anchorage, Alaska

    For many people it’s the easiest way to travel above the 60th parallel, by simply visiting Alaska’s largest city (with about 300,000 residents). At higher…

  • Jet Boating – Rakaia Gorge, NZ

    Jet Boating – Rakaia Gorge, NZ

    With a special thanks to my family for a great birthday present, I was given the chance to go jet-boating up the Rakaia Gorge recently…

  • Braided River Treat, NZ

    Braided River Treat, NZ

    One one of our first family trips to Tekapo, my son Luke was recently a good neighbour to the man living next door to the…

  • Kaikoura – There’s lots to sea

    Kaikoura – There’s lots to sea

     As the visitor information says:  The seaside settlement of Kaikoura, situated midway between Christchurch and Picton on the rugged east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, is…

  • Mountain Pass Day Trip, NZ

    Mountain Pass Day Trip, NZ

    If you live near the ocean, it’s not common that you think about taking a day trip to a mountain pass.  However, if you’re in…