I always felt that Karangahake Gorge is sort of an underestimated New Zealand walkway. Yes, it has made it into 101 Must Do's for Kiwi's. Yes, everyone have heard of it. But who has really been there? Photos of the stunning Karangahake Gorge views we've posted on Instagram were mostly met with one question: 'Where is it?'

If you want to experience the fanciest Auckland has to offer, you go to Britomart: luxury shopping, fine dining and arguably the best ice-cream in the country - Giapo, brought to you by the beautiful Italian couple, Giapo and Annarosa.

Lying long and deep in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park is the largest glacier in New Zealand. And though this phrase alone contains enough reasons to include the extraordinary place into your South Island itinerary, there are many more solid arguments in favour of seeing Tasman Glacier with your own eyes.

One common thing all resort managers in Maldives were telling us is how tricky it becomes to attract customers with the rise of the cheaper hotels and even backpackers' hostels options in this destination. Obviously, we were really curious to find out how does it go with the older hotels, the ones that have first started this whole white sand - palm trees - transparent water craze. So we made sure to visit the very first (!) Maldivian resort - Kurumba.