Aotearoa Adventures: The New Zealand Travel Podcast

She visited over 60 countries before she visited the South Island, but now Tegan is excited to call Aotearoa home and makes the most travelling on the weekends, with her cat Gatsby Le Chat and her dog Senna in tow. A Northland girl, Tegan shares all her best advice for anyone that wants to travel with their pets - the questions to ask your accommodation host, what to pack, pet-friendly activity ideas, the best region to start (spoiler alert, it's Taupō) - she shares it all. This episode is packed with tips, tricks and inspiration to encourage you to take your furry friends on your next holiday.

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

When the pandemic disrupted Roscoe's travel company, he pivoted the business and created the Roady App. Pitching to investors at a shark-tank like situation with just an idea, Roscoe got the funding he needed to develop the app. Roscoe shares how he got to explore New Zealand and work with tourism boards, creating incredible content and ticking off bucketlist activities. The Roady App launched in 2022 with 400+ experiences to tick off. The best part is getting to compete with friends on the leader board and level up your travel game through earning all the badges.

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

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Growing up on an isolated farm next to the ocean and hiking a lot as a kid, Shoshannah's life took a turn when she broke her back skiing in Canada. Post-lockdown in 2020, she found herself back in New Zealand travelling out of her stationwagon with a baby in tow. Shoshannah shares about her first overnight hike to Lake Marian in Fiordland - the breakthrough moment when she realised it's was possible to go hiking and camping with a baby. Now she lives in a bus (it's name is the Bee's Knees!) with a 3.5 year old toddler. We talk about hiking with kids, living on the road, having multiple income streams and coping with mental health. I'm convinced Shoshannah is superhuman and after listening to this episode, I'm sure you'll agree with me too.

Psssstt. Make sure you listen right to the end for a surprise!

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Just a month out, Emily booked Great Walk tickets from someone else's cancellation. She then started training for what would be her first solo overnight multi-day hike, walking the Routeburn Track - which starts in Mt Aspiring National Park and ends in Fiordland. This episode is packed with so much helpful advice for anyone that wants to hike the Routeburn or any other Great Walk. Emily shares the details of what each day looks like, what to eat, logistics to get you back to where you started and so much more. Her positive and practical attitude towards challenges as a solo hiker are inspiring and encouraging. Emily believes that anyone can do it, all it takes is a bit of preparation and you'll have some of the best adventures of your life.

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

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Although #vanlife has been glamourised on social media in recent years, Goose and Ellen open up about the realities of living on the road full-time, without a physical house as a base. With several different vehicles that they've called home, in two countries, over three years, they are definitely pros at this. In this episode they share the highlights - like waking up for sunrise every morning; and open up about the challenges - like rolling your van (aka house) on a rural road. They also talk about the hilarious wtf moments (warning: not safe for work). For Goose and Ellen, living in a van has given them the freedom and flexibility to travel around the Aotearoa. They're now based in Kaikōura, 16 seconds away from the beach, with the mountains as their backdrop, working dream jobs as opportunities arose from living on the road and having the time to hone their skills. Goose and Ellen's advice to anyone that wants to live a similar lifestyle on the road - just do it!

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :) 

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The Te Araroa Trail stretches from Cape Reinga in the north to Bluff in the south. Aimee Roberts spent a couple of months walking the South Island section of the trail over summer. While it’s impossible to condense her experience into a short conversation, Aimee shares snippets into what it was like - bathtubs in the middle of the backcountry, the bluest water she’d ever seen, getting lost and climbing an unnecessary hill, crossing waist deep streams in a human chain, being woken by possums at 3am, even giving a fellow walker a tattoo!! We talk about Aimee’s challenges, her feelings, the people she met and the things that surprised her most. Buckle up, you’re in for a wild ride and you're guaranteed to be grinning throughout the whole episode just like I was.

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

You'll find her bouncing up a dirt track or hooning down the beach in her 70 series Land Cruiser named Sunny. Meet Bri Woolnough, a Wanaka-based photographer who's life motto is "broke, but stoked" which perfectly sums up the joyful way she embraces life. Her passion for the outdoors finds her surfing at the beach, hiking in the mountains and spending months on the road cruising around Aotearoa, sleeping in her rooftop tent. We talk about some of her mishaps on the road, her favourite moments and upcoming trips that she's hoping to make happen.

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

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An outdoor enthusiast, Kristina Montgomerie has a giant spreadsheet of all the hikes she wants to complete in Aotearoa. In this episode, she shares some of her favourite hikes in the Taranaki region and we compare notes from hiking the Pouakai Circuit in opposite directions during different seasons. She also shares her experience hiking to Syme Hut in winter - the second highest hut in the North Island. Kristina also shares photography tips and advice on visiting the insta-famous Pouakai Tarns.

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

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Since age seven, Lucy spent her weekends on family camping trips and gradually built up to longer day-hikes and Great Walks across Aotearoa. Now in her teens, she shares her adventures to inspire other young people to experience the outdoors. In this episode, Lucy talks about one of her favourite hike to date - the Alex Knob track! She shares her best advice for you, whether you're walking it in a day or want to spend the night camping under the stars. A hidden West Coast gem, the Alex Knob Track gives you incredible views of Franz Josef Glacier - if you manage to find a gap in the clouds. Tune in to this episode for tips on the best time to hike the track and what to expect along the way - perhaps a Kea encounter?

Thank you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

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Dua's journey of growth from the Kepler Track being her first ever hike to being her first multiday hike a couple years later is inspiring. Her passion for Aotearoa, the outdoors, and hiking was so evident through her stories and through her voice. I am so in awe of her being the representation that she didn’t see growing up, breaking stereotypes and sharing her story as a hijabi that loves hiking and camping.

Thank  you so much for tuning in and coming along for the ride. If you love the  show and enjoyed listening, please take the time to leave a review on  Apple or Spotify. I would also love to connect with you, so send me a DM  on Instagram, leave me a voice message and I can’t wait to see you next  time. Until then, keep adventuring :)

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