NZ : South Island Prologue Part 1 – Auckland to Kaikoura
Auckland traffic was messed up. Though we got up quite early, there was no point rushing to leave until the traffic cleared up. We had it pegged at around 9:30, but even when we reached the main road,...
View ArticleNZ : South Island Prologue Part 2 – Auckland to Kaikoura
It's hard for Joe and Flora to make progress some times... even warming up the 990 Adventure can be a challenge, when accosted by questions from a passerby, about what IS a KTM, wow it’s so ORANGE.....
View ArticleRiding Australia Photoblog: Joe and Flora vs the Largest Island
Leaving It was all of a bit sudden, but when the opportunity to ride Australia as very extended adventure calls you don’t turn it down, you don’t flinch, question or hesitate either. You just hop ...
View ArticleNZ: South Island Series – Bluff
Follow Joe & Flora Lloyd in the third episode of NZ: South Island Series from Scottish inspired Dunedin to the south-most accessible tip of New Zealand. New Zealand's southland boasts amazing...
View ArticleNZ: South Island Series – Fiordland
Follow Joe & Flora along Milford Road. The scenic and utterly amazing path leading to New Zealand's tourism crown Jewel; Milford Sound in this fourth episode of the NZ: South Island Series.
View ArticleNZ: South Island Series – Queenstown
Follow Joe & Flora from Te Anau, to New Zealand's tourism Capital, Queenstown. In their usual casual style see they experience Queenstown with a severe dose of honesty and fun.
View ArticleNZ South Island Series 6 – Christchurch
Follow Joe & Flora from Queenstown to Christchurch, changing plans along the way due to a fierce storm on the south island's west coast.
View ArticleNZ South Island Series 7 – The Conclusion
The final legs in the New Zealand South Island web series. Joe & Flora travel from Christchurch through Lewis Pass to Nelson. They explore the surrounding region before heading back to the ferry...
View ArticleAustralia Inside Out – Episode 1
25,000 Kilometers of Australian highway, sand, mud, and gravel roads. Follow Joe & Flora as they get all set for their 3 month adventure and tackle the east coast starting from Sydney. The...
View ArticleNZ: Northland – Episode 1
Northern New Zealand is an iconic and mysterious region. Known to the locals as “Northland”. Northland is a collective mix of old and new, yet has never forgotten where they came from. It’s a...
View ArticleNZ: Northland – Episode 2
Northern New Zealand is an iconic and mysterious region. Known to the locals as “Northland”. Northland is a collective mix of old and new, yet has never forgotten where they came from. It’s a...
View ArticleNZ: Northland – Episode 3
Joe & Flora explore the the Wairere Boulders and then on to some qaudding in Ahipara. Joe gets a taste of what its like to be the pillion behind a mad man. Enjoy the third episode of the NZ...
View ArticleNZ: Northland – Episode 4
Joe & Flora Lloyd, OWD adventure travel correspondents, battle gale force winds to reach the northern tip of New Zealand. Then it's on to see some of Northland's pioneering history and what is...
View ArticleNZ: Northland – Episode 5
Joe & Flora conclude their tour of New Zealand's Northland by sharing some Maori culture and arguable one of Northland's most amazing treasures, Jack Morgan.
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Silver Dawn
There are rods for our backs and for our eyes, and cones for smoking and seeing. Rods distinguish shapes, cones determine colour. In the hour before dawn the rods rule – there are shapes without...
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New Zealand: Waitomo, Waterfalls, and the West Coast
“At an alarming 46.0km on reserve tank we finally pulled into a station and filled our thirsty beasts.” The alarm chirped at 7:00 AM, the sun blasting through the dark curtains won’t help if we pull...
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New Zealand: To The Cape & Back
“As the front end wobbled around I tried not to hold a death grip, and let the tire find its own traction.” Day 1 Friday afternoon, the sun was out and it couldn’t get any stiller. In a bit of a last...
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New Zealand: The 309
Boxing Day. For some it means sales, others a hang-over and a general feeling of “I ATE TOO MUCH YESTERDAY!!!”, others it’s the annual Boxing day races, for us its picking a route that will avoid the...
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