New Zealand - Dunedin

The drive from Queenstown to Dunedin was very British, long rolling sheep farms as far as the eye could see.

Unfortunately I was still feeling slightly worse for wear during our time in Dunedin so we were still taking things at a slower pace than usual.

Dunedin is not just Scottish in name it also has many similarities with cities in Scotland itself- namely Edinburgh. On arrival in Dunedin we took some time to get our bearings in New Zealand’s biggest city (in terms of actual ground as opposed to population). Our first port of call was the Chinese gardens, a stark contrast to their surrounding areas, the area itself is very small and literally takes 5-10 minutes but worth a look.





Our first full day in Dunedin began at the most photographed building in Dunedin



Our excursion out on the Taieri Gorge railway was a four and half hour return journey to Pukerangi- the journey itself was great and we were once again witness to great views, however personally I don’t think I could justify the price if we didn’t have the hostel members discount. Though again with that said we really did enjoy our day out and I’m pretty sure it’s the first time I’ve ever seen Jen not fall asleep on public transport.




After our journey out on the Taieri planes we hopped on a bus from the Octagon and headed out on without a doubt the most touristy thing we had done over our entire NZ trip- Baldwin street. Baldwin street is according to the Guiness book of world records, the steepest residential street in the world, unsurprisingly enough it’s quite a tough walk to the top though some great views of the surrounding areas can be had.





Our stay in Dunedin was very short and sweet, really not a great deal to write about. Next on to the penguin orientated town of Oamaru.