Month: October 2017

Understand Type of Campervans for Your Road Trip

Basically, a camper van is a moving home. There are many types of campervans, especially those that are available for rent. In general, we can divide it into two: caravan (towable campers) and camper van (motorized campers). Here are the explanations. Caravan A caravan is a […]

Climbing Sigiriya Rock Fortress

Sigiriya is a rock fortress located in northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla. The fortress itself was built on top of a gigantic 200-meters high rock. Arround the rock, there are remains of an extensive network of gardens, reservoirs and other structures. Sigiriya Fortress exhibits a great […]

Driving to Milford Sound

Te Anau is the closest city to Milford Sound. It is 120 Km away from the Sound. I don’t think there is any through road from Milford Sound to somewhere else. You can go from or to Queenstown by cruise though. But if drive is […]

The Night at Milford Sound

On Milford Sound Lodge, the only campervan park in Milford Sound, I am writing. It is 10.30 pm. It is not pitch black outside and not too lonely. There are many other visitor campervan on the left and right. The dining lounge light situated about […]

Campervan Driving Tips for Beginner

Is it difficult to drive a campervan and driving it in a foreign country? It is daunting at the beginning, but you will get adjusted very fast. Before starting campervanning, I have never driven any large car before until we booked a VW Crafter on […]

How to Plan a Road Trip Itinerary

Planning a road trip is one exciting activity even before we hit the road. In a modern day like this, it is something that very easy to do. There are many tools such as google maps that can be used to calculate and planning the […]

What to do After Landing at Christchurch Airport

We landed at Christchurch airport on time, 9 May 2017 around 2 pm. We didn’t have chance to discover the airport too much, because we need to pick up our campervan as soon as possible. On autumn, the sun sets shortly after 5pm in South […]

Short Introduction to Campervanning

I and my wife love doing road trips using a campervan. We have traveled by a campervan in Australia and New Zealand three times so far. Some of those early experiences make us crave to have more and more trips. Should I say it is […]

New Zealand South Island Road Trip in 12 Days

New Zealand is like no other. First of all, this is a country where kiwi can be a fruit, a flightless bird or how people name themselves. Second, it is located thousands of kilometers from others closest settlements. Then, the people are sparsely populated, but […]

Sri Lanka Road Trip in 6 Days

Sri Lanka is an island nation at the south of India. It has diverse landscapes range from the rainforest and arid plains to highlands and sandy beaches. For me, Sri Lanka is a country full of surprise. Initially, I was reluctant to go to Sri Lanka […]