Hike and a Bite
Real trips, honest trail reviews, and where to eat afterwards.
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New Zealand’s North Island in 10 Days: Our Family Itinerary, Day by Day
Our family itinerary for New Zealand’s North Island in 10 days: Coromandel beaches, Rotorua rafting, Taupō bungee, Waitomo, Hobbiton, Auckland and every bite.
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Cooks Beach: A Liqueur Tasting at Purangi Winery, Then Lunch at The Vessel
An easy Coromandel afternoon: the liqueur tasting at Purangi Winery that was the surprise of our trip, then a late pub lunch at The…
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Hobbiton Movie Set: Why the Last Tour of the Day Is the One to Book
Hobbiton for people who aren’t die-hard fans: why the last entry of the day is the best, going inside the hobbit holes, and the…
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Taupo Bungee Over the Waikato River: Cost, Wait Times and the Water Touch
The AJ Hackett bungee in Taupo: walk-up, about NZ$150 in 2024, a 30-minute wait, and the truth about the water touch. Plus the Big…
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Hot Water Beach, New Zealand: How to Dig Your Own Hot Pool (and Walk the Whole Beach)
How Hot Water Beach actually works: the tide window, where to dig, the 4.9 km beach walk most people skip, and where to eat…
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Cathedral Cove Walk from Hahei: Our Review, Track Status and Tips
The Cathedral Cove walk from Hahei Beach: 6.1 km return, 316 m of climb, what the 2024 closure was like, and why you should…
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New Zealand’s North Island in 10 days
Beaches on the Coromandel, rafting and mud in Rotorua, a bungee in Taupo, the Waitomo caves and Hobbiton. Our full family itinerary, day by day, with what we’d change and where we ate.
Who we are
We plan every trip around two questions: what’s the best thing to do here, and where do we eat afterwards? Sometimes it’s just the two of us. Sometimes the boys come along and set the pace.
Follow the trip as it happens
Trail clips, food finds and the occasional plan that went sideways.