Tag Archives: New Zealand

Some trips stay with you because of what you see. Others leave an impression through how you move through a place, whether that’s following wildlife across open plains, tracing old routes between cities, or working your way along a coastline shaped over centuries. The journeys below fall into that second category. They aren’t quick stops or single highlights. They unfold …

The Waitakere Ranges near Auckland in New Zealand are a chain of hills that actually runs through the Auckland Metropolitan area, making it an easy to reach, convenient destination for travellers in search of wild natural beauty, rugged cliffs and secret hidden beaches. There are also larger – not so hidden – beaches that are favorites of surfers. The Waitakere …