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Matador Network’s Alex Nolette took the beefy challenge of picking 50 of the world’s best burger joints. He came through with a list of the most recommended, droolific burgers on earth. More

You always hear about the distinction made between tourists and backpackers, but even among backpackers, we love to group each other into categories by who is the better traveler. Check into any hostel, and you will find a variety of different travelers wearing their distinctive tribal gear. Here are some of the more common that can be found in a hostel’s jungle  …More

1) Tandem hang gliding in Queenstown
Arguably the best way to see New Zealand’s adventure capital is hang gliding. If you’re not enough of an expert to run off the nearest mountain by yourself, don’t worry. Like skydiving, tandem options (flying with a seasoned instructor) are available.

Check out SkyTrek for a good tour.

2) Jump from an airplane
Taupo is famous for its hot pools, views of Mt. Ngauruhoe (Mt. Doom in Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth), and having the largest yearly influx of skydivers. More than 30,000 visitors fly here just to get back on a plane and see it from above: clear blue skies, a snow-capped Mt. Ngauruhoe, and a huge lake.

Skydive Taupo offers limousine service from the town.

3) Take a morning hike to Cathedral Cove
As much touted as the South Island is, I found the Coromandel Peninsula near the town of Whitianga one of the most undisturbed places in New Zealand.

So yesterday in the land of the Kiwis, Air New Zealand unveiled their “revolutionary, Kiwi designed lie-flat economy and ground breaking premium economy seats,” and initially we were thrilled at the promise of lie-flat seats in economy…until we saw the pictures.

That’s it above, their “lie-flat” design, which depicts your pretty typical airline seats, but now with footrests that can raise to create a larger flat surface for stretching out. It’s called the “SkyCouch,” and although the light of heaven seems to be shining down upon the young, beautiful couple, we’re skeptical.

So first off, we have a problem with the fact that these two fresh young faces seem to be two people taking up three seats. In order to experience the full SkyCouch, you’ve got to purchase the two seats as usual and then you pay half-price for the third. Only 22 sets of these SkyCouches will be available in economy, and they’ll be up in the first 11 rows of the class, effectively creating another class between premium economy and economy. “SkyCouch” class, we guess. Who knows what the odds are of buying one of these SkyCouches, since as we saw on our recent Air New Zealand flight, they need all the passenger space they can get.

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I sooo want to move to New Zealand now. more>

Yes, New Zealanders do speak English. But they speak their very own English, commonly referred to as Kiwi English. It’s been the subject of lectures, investigations, documentaries and never-ending mockery, and, as with any other aspect of language, it’s a reflection of their culture. more>

Where would you be the safest if World War 3 broke out tomorrow? Perhaps it’s a grim subject, but safety and distance from world conflict can be a motivating factor in your choice to expatriate. At the very least, conflict around the world can weigh heavy on the soul, and it’s nice to know there are some places still left in the world where you might be left in peace. Thus, we’ve assembled a list of the 10 best places to live if you want to escape world conflict. more>

The Air New Zealand Matchmaking flight is about too finally taking off tomorrow. Nothing like a little loving in the sky! more>

It’s clear that the Kiwis have a knack for packaging adrenaline into a travel commodity that strikes a chord with adrenaline-junkies from across the world. A useful reminder that they did invent the modern bungy jumping activity. And if this were the mother of all extreme activities, everything else are mere offsprings. PS:the original idea was most probably inspired by the island tribes of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, South Pacific, whose coming-of-age ceremony for boys entering teenage-hood was jumping off a man-made tree-like wooden structure with mere vines strapped to their ankles. This was their way of demonstrating bravado and courage of entering a man’s world. more>

White Island, New Zealand

Ladies, gentlemen and Kiwis of all ages. With the assistance of New Zealand native son Craig Martin, author of the Travelling Europe ebook, I present to you the Seven Wonders of New Zealand! more>

We live and breathe New Zealand, and we just love hitting the long and windy roads of New Zealand to discover all of the wonderful New Zealand travel experiences that await you. We’ll let you know about the most stunning scenic vistas that will take your breath away, the extreme hair-raising adventures that will make you feel really alive, and we’ll unearth the most sublime and indulgent ways to rest and relax. more>