After 5 incredible months camping in the New Zealand bush, the summer sun disappeared, and the weather came in. Have you ever been in a tent while it rained all night? The pitter-patter on the roof is like a meditative trance.The tent lived up to its waterproof claims! Camping and trekking in the New Zealand…
A Road Trip through the Southern Alps (Via Arthurs Pass) The road trip from Christchurch to the West Coast is a journey through mountain passes, dazzling freshwater rivers and native New Zealand bush. It crosses from the East Coast to the West Coast. It passes through the Southern Alps – New Zealand’s highest range. Over…
Welcome to Travel Bugs World. Traveling allows you time to experience thoughts and feelings. It allows you time to let go and to let your creativity flow. When traveling for long periods, you have time to think about yourself and the universe, and you start to feel the opportunities are endless! This is your Life!…
New Zealand highlights as ranked by the Editor of Travel Bugs World. When I first came to New Zealand, twenty years ago, as I flew above the country, the thing that stood out is the wide open spaces and farmlands. It looked like a patchwork quilt from the skies. I noticed the freshness of the…
Well Hello! Here we are on the sunny wild West Coast of New Zealand. It’s the South Island road trip that you want to take to view the Jurassic landscape. The West Coast of New Zealand is unlike any other place on Earth. For a start, it’s over 550 kilometres of striking coastline incorporating rainforest,…
Even before I had disembarked the plane, I had heard you could earn bucket loads of money doing harvest work. So I ended up working my way from Sydney all around Australia. From the chilly mornings pruning grape vines in the Hunter Valley to the warm, refreshing sea and panoramic, tropical vistas in Queensland picking…
Bulgaria is a country overflowing with delightful old towns, sublime countryside, delicious cuisine, quality wine, modern cafes and vibrant nightlife. We loved our road trip in Bulgaria, but mostly we loved the Bulgaria old towns, the Veliko Tarnovo ruins and the first winter snow we saw in Europe. Our trip to Veliko Tarnovo, the medieval…
Following our exploration of the capital of Bulgaria – Sofia, we headed to Plovdiv with the expectation to see a few ruins. We had read in the Lonely Planet that it was one of the oldest cities in the world. We loved all the historic old towns we had seen in Europe, and we were…