Before I left Canada my friend Sharnelle posted a Buzzfeed article on my Facebook wall entitled “25 Places In New Zealand That Do Not Care If You Travel There.”

The photos were yet another reason to make me excited to come all the way down south.

I mean, let’s face it, it was a good list.

But now, 18 weeks later, here’s mine.

Waiheke

Rangitoto Island Queenstown Pancake Rocks Nugget Point Mirror Lakes Millford Sound McLaren FallsLake Wanaka
Lake Taupo Lake Rotoiti Lake Matheson KaikouraHobbiton
Hahei Franz Josef Glacier Fiordland National Park Dunedin Cathedral Cove Bay of Islands Auckland