TRAVEL NEW ZEALAND

Beyond the beaten path

KIA ORA, Iโ€™M PETRINA

Your local source for unforgettable road trips and adventures in New Zealand.

Discover immersive adventures with my New Zealand travel guide, featuring carefully curated routes, locally owned and independent businesses, and authentic experiences.

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New Zealand is one of the best places in the world for a road trip

Explore my collection of curated road trip routes and itineraries around the North and South Islands

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Visual travel inspiration

A selection of photos from my travels around New Zealand. Choose one, see where it takes you.

ABOUT ME

The sole writer and photographer behind this blog

After years of writing about New Zealand for other publications, I started sharing my knowledge on my own New Zealand travel blog.

I want to give unfiltered New Zealand travel advice, so this blog is a collection of my personal advice, stories, and trips.

I like to write about the things Iโ€™m passionate about โ€” like solo travel, outdoor adventures, long hikes, van life, and slow travel.

I donโ€™t really like lists of things you must do, or trying to find the absolute best of everything โ€” when places are beautiful but busy, Iโ€™ll tell you. And when they are quieter and just as beautiful, Iโ€™ll also let you in on the secret.

Iโ€™m a proud New Zealander with a passion for the outdoors and a camera in my bag. I find magic in our natural world. I hope you do too.

MY PHILOSOPHY

This New Zealand travel blog is for the intentional travellers and aspiring adventurers. For the explorers who share my love fondness for a slower pace, the joy of the unexpected, and the excitement of lesser trodden paths.