Adventure Magazine

THE POT OF GOLD

"Let's search for that pot of gold" I used to repeatedly plead to my parents as a kid whilst meandering through the green valleys of New Zealand. There is no shortage of rainbows in Aotearoa - being the land of the long white cloud and those hazy days of rain. These were the beacons of light urging me to travel to all these different destinations, but will I ever make it to the rainbows end? I became fixated on finding out the answers. As you can imagine I was devastated to learn I would never physically reach that destination via travelling, until I did.

Travelling between New Zealand and Australia, I can visually tell you I have travelled to all colours of the Rainbow. Travelling via van cuts the cost of accommodation which allows you to spend longer in each destination and explore more of what these colourful spots have to offer. Vanlife travel is perfect for photography lovers, quit being held back in a tour group, you call the shots if you want to stop

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