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| View from Polhill Reserve near Aro Valley, Wellington |
The beginning of July marks the final month of living in Wellington. We've called this city home for almost a year now and traveled the North Island a couple times. We saw waterfalls, volcanoes, deserts, beaches, glowworms and the year 2015 first.
August, the last month before our visas run out, will be devoted to seeing the South Island. This last leg of the year is going to be a bit of an experiment. We're going to do it as cheap as possible and show our experiences along the way. Cost will be cut completely for land travel and lodging... or as much as possible.
Friends back home often tell me they have no money to travel. I want to show that you can still see a lot with little money. Yes flights end up being the biggest cost, but many times cheap domestic ones are easy to find. Aaron and I are flying to Christchurch on $29 tickets each.
As for land travel and accommodation, we're going to hitchhike and couchsurf. New Zealand is known for safe hitchhiking and I have met many people here who have done it and loved it. There are even "thumbs-up" signs off the road for good pick up spots. After all, the roads are full of other backpackers so odds are you will be riding with a fellow traveler.
Here's to the last month of living and working in the beautiful city of Wellington.
