New Zealand Archives - Footloose Cycling https://footloosetravelguides.com/category/new-zealand/ The Joy of Riding a Bicycle: Explore the World at Your Own Pace Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:03:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 182634245 Between the Trail and the Tarmac: Cycling New Zealand’s South Island Off the Beaten Pack https://footloosetravelguides.com/between-the-trail-and-the-tarmac-cycling-new-zealands-south-island-off-the-beaten-pack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=between-the-trail-and-the-tarmac-cycling-new-zealands-south-island-off-the-beaten-pack https://footloosetravelguides.com/between-the-trail-and-the-tarmac-cycling-new-zealands-south-island-off-the-beaten-pack/#comments Fri, 30 May 2025 13:24:49 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=5491 A cantilever bridge clings like a ribbon to the sheer rock face above the Kawarau River, hanging high above the gorge, suspended between design and…

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]]> https://footloosetravelguides.com/between-the-trail-and-the-tarmac-cycling-new-zealands-south-island-off-the-beaten-pack/feed/ 17 5491 A new guide to cycling South Island, New Zealand https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-south-island-new-zealand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cycling-south-island-new-zealand https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-south-island-new-zealand/#comments Wed, 14 May 2025 15:00:17 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=5349 A new guide just added. It covers a route from Christchurch across the Southern Alps, West Coast route to Queenstown, the south from Cromwell via…

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]]> https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-south-island-new-zealand/feed/ 6 5349 Cycling New Zealand’s South Island: A Reflection https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-new-zealands-south-island-a-reflection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cycling-new-zealands-south-island-a-reflection https://footloosetravelguides.com/cycling-new-zealands-south-island-a-reflection/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:16:58 +0000 https://footloosetravelguides.com/?p=5107 After completing my cycling tour of Victoria, Australia two years ago, this past January I returned to ride the Great Ocean Road, and then continued…

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