Top 10 Interesting Facts About New Zealand

... that Discovery Channel nor Lonely Planet will tell you about.

#1:
New Zealand is 4 hours ahead of Malaysia's time and in winter it gets dark pretty early say at about 6:00pm. And yes, you do get jet-lag when you return back home. Ask me, I know. Urgh~

#2:

Every town no matter how small or big it is, the speed limit is 50 km/h. Doesn't matter even if you are driving a powerful car of say a 3.5L Toyota Aurion. True story.

Our ride for 9 days

#3:

Just whip a camera out and point and shoot randomly, chances are for every 10 shots, you are bound to capture 9 beautiful pictures.

This is taken on our Trans Alpine Train Ride

#4:

New Zealand has ample clean and dry public toilets, so you need not have to worry. Speaking about toilets, they don't provide tissues / hand towels at the sink. You are expected to dry your hands using the dryer or wiping it on your shirt/pants. Talk about eco-friendly.

#5:

Food is not exactly cheap there - you can hardly find a less than NZD10 (RM26) food. Yes, it sucks to be holding a currency that is small in value. Their pork-ribs and pies are awesome though.

Porkylicious

#6:

Manuka Honey however is really cheap as in like NZD11 (RM28) for those standard ones, whereas for the higher range with active ingredients it is about NZD22 (RM56). Yes, we all got conned by Eu Yang Sang.

#7:
If you are worry about the cold, fret not! The bed is heated up.. oohhhh yeahhhh ... and you can adjust the temperature that you want... oohh...

#8:
Rugby is big in New Zealand. Like really a big deal.

#9:

Kiwis are generally nicer than Aussies.

#10:

Unfortunately, like Aussies when they drink they behave like hooligans. Oh and its true that they hate each other's guts to bits and pieces.

And so..  this officially starts my travelogue on my New Zealand trip <3

Love;

Mrs Lee