Overview
Your essential bible to van life in New Zealand
Van life and interest in van holidays has exploded since the pandemic. New Zealand is a bucket list destination for many travellers - both local and international - keen to explore such iconic areas as The Coromandel's Cathedral Cove, Waiheke Island, Ninety Mile Beach up north, Central Otago, Fjordland, Milford and Doubtful Sound, Queenstown, Mt Taranaki and many other areas. Yet there isn't a recent New Zealand guide to van life in Aotearoa.This is a comprehensive, full colour book that offers both the practical (how to find / buy / set up a van; storage; cooking; travelling with kids / home-schooling); the logistical (best NZ destinations to travel to and stay at in a van, what to do when you visit there, when to go, how to tap into the local van community to discover the best places to pull up, how to pivot when the weather packs in, activities for kids etc); and the inspirational, with fabulous photos by Lockie of jaw-dropping NZ locations.
Van life and interest in van holidays has exploded since the pandemic. New Zealand is a bucket list destination for many travellers - both local and international - keen to explore such iconic areas as The Coromandel's Cathedral Cove, Waiheke Island, Ninety Mile Beach up north, Central Otago, Fjordland, Milford and Doubtful Sound, Queenstown, Mt Taranaki and many other areas. Yet there isn't a recent New Zealand guide to van life in Aotearoa.This is a comprehensive, full colour book that offers both the practical (how to find / buy / set up a van; storage; cooking; travelling with kids / home-schooling); the logistical (best NZ destinations to travel to and stay at in a van, what to do when you visit there, when to go, how to tap into the local van community to discover the best places to pull up, how to pivot when the weather packs in, activities for kids etc); and the inspirational, with fabulous photos by Lockie of jaw-dropping NZ locations.
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