Real Adventure Road Trips – Tales from the Road

Invercargill, Te Anau, Milford Sound & Stewart Island What an awesome road trip – you can see and do a lot in 5 days. Thinking outside the square and saying yes to opportunities as they arise meant while Rhonda spent New Year’s Eve parked up in Bluff, Southland – Akanesi & Rafael got to experience […]

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Yes, we’ve heard all the comments about how “it’s so cold down there” or “don’t you wear gumboots all year round?” (well if you’re a farmer then yes, for sure!). Even, as I overheard a well-meaning lady from the North Island in a camp kitchen one day say to an overseas visitor, “oh yes, you […]

The Ultimate Guide of the Best Things to Do and See in Invercargill

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Tales From the Road – Real Adventure Kombi Road Trips

Catlins, Otago, South Island, New Zealand Cue, yippies, jumps for joy, yahoos! We had our first booking from a stranger, someone who didn’t know us, someone from another country! You can only imagine the excitement, and then the feeling of, OMG this is real, what are we going to do now? We were positive Rhonda […]

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Create the perfect kombi trip wardrobe. A visual representation of a capsule wardrobe for kombi camping.

BUT WHAT TO PACK for small spaces or kombi van roadies? Don’t worry – we have your back! We know it’s difficult to know how many clothes to take when you’re going on holiday.  We often pack loads more than we actually need! We’ve put together some packing tips for your van life roadie, or […]

Creating the Perfect Kombi Road Trip Wardrobe

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Standing in the iconic driftwood beach sign of Hokitika, west coast of the South Island, New Zealand

NZ Kombi Hire – How it all began . . .

Once upon a time, many years ago (I think it was around ’05), the man said to his wife, “why don’t we buy a kombi van to go on our holidays with?” And so, there just happened to be one for sale (because the man constantly trawls TradeMe [an online buy/sell site in NZ for those not in the know] […]

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