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Bruce the blogger

Sydney Morning Herald journalist, Bruce Elder, spent sixty days travelling on and off New Zealand's beaten track in 2007. Bruce's 91 blog entries document his 150 different and memorable experiences throughout the country.

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New Zealand Blogs

What are travellers saying about New Zealand?

Browse these personal blogs for straight talking thoughts and opinions about our places, people and adventures. It’s an entertaining way to get some priceless information.

The Kepler Track

Story of my five-day romance with the city of Te Anau and the Kepler Track, one of New Zealand’s nine Great Walks

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Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park

"After five days and nights camping on the Heaphy Track in Kahurangi National Park, all we can say is WOW--what a beautiful and varied landscape."

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Glenorchy and the Routeburn Track

"Glenorchy is known for its walks (everywhere in New Zealand is walk-heaven) but particularly here as you are on the doorstep to Mt Aspiring National park where higher altitude walks amongst stunning scenery pervail. We discovered first hand one of these 'wow' factor walks called 'The Routeburn track'. "

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Beautiful day, beautiful walk

"Walk was nice, although mainly in the trees, but the views of the secluded bays, spits, estuaries etc were fab. I thought I had seen as many nice beaches as I could but these were better and completely unspoilt and virtually no tourists at the moment. "

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Stewart Island: Rakiura Track

"The track starts off in a no-holds-barred dense canopy of forest and then you head along the coast, towards Little River and the first bridge crossing. "

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Milford Track

"It was a really wide U shaped valley with a beautiful turquoise colour river running through it, which we were walking alongside for most of the day."

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The Milford Track

"This 53 kilometre track crosses the heart of Fjordland, where a bus and a boat ride drop you off miles from anywhere to begin the 4 day walk. Your collected at the other side on the tip of Milford Sound, one of world's most beautiful Fjords and possibly one of the most photographed scenes that summarises New Zealand. Desolate natural beauty."

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