A First-Timer’s Guide to the NYC Skyline

A First-Timer’s Guide to the NYC Skyline

The skyscrapers of New York have long loomed over the city. Even those who haven’t been to NYC can tell the city apart from others by looking at its distinctive skyline. At more than 1,000 feet tall, the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building helped define New York City’s skyline for decades. However, there has been a significant shift in New York City’s skyline during the previous decade.

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Canyoning Christchurch: Big Rock Adventures

Canyoning Christchurch: Big Rock Adventures

As I step out over the waterfall, I am very aware of the height which I would fall from if something was to go wrong. But I know it won’t go wrong as I am canyoning at Glentui, close to Christchurch, New Zealand’s South Island with Big Rock Adventures which should be at the top of any list when internet searching ‘Adventure Christchurch’ or ‘Canyoning Christchurch’.

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Lake Tepako Hot Springs: Relaxing after climbing to Mueller Hut

Lake Tepako Hot Springs: Relaxing after climbing to Mueller Hut

What more can you need than soaking in Tekapo Hot Springs after a very cold overnight hike to Mt. Cook National Park, New Zealand’s South Island. Tekapo Hot Springs certainly took the chill and the ache out of my body and left me feeling so much more alive. So this is why I really recommend a visit to Tekapo Hot Springs which is found at the base of Mt. John at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand.
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Ziptrek Ecotours: The best adventure activity in Queenstown, NZ

Ziptrek Ecotours: The best adventure activity in Queenstown, NZ

I can only imagine the speed I am going as I whiz through the forest descending 30 storeys. I feel like a bird flying through the trees which is quite fitting as I am taking the Kea Tour with Ziptrek Ecotours in Queenstown, New Zealand. What a great welcome to the adventure capital of the world I received from them as I took their 6 line tour, one of which is the steepest zip lines in the world! Yup, that is a 300 m (984 ft) zip line where you reach speeds of up to 70 kph.

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