1. Tea Breaks
No no you don't have to be confined to the little roadside cafes. Pull up where you like, by a lake, the sea, next to a mountain and enjoy that cuppa.
2. Scenery
So pretty.
3. DOC Campsites
Conservation campsites that only cost about 7 Dollars per person a night, that are located in the most beautiful spots.
4. Raglan Beach
Black Volcanic Sand on this surf beach on North Island.
5. Lakes
I've never seen so many lakes, Paringa, Wanaka, Tekapo, Taupo.
6. Glaciers
Theres not too many places where you can see TWO glaciers on route from a sky dive in Abel Tasman to a Bungy jump in Queenstown.
7. The Catlins
Beaches and tranquility at the Southern most point of South Island - next stop Antartica.
8. Jurassic Park
On the West Coast and the Hasst Pass you wouldn't be surprised to see a T-Rex strolling through the glacial rivers and a teradactal flying overhead.
9. Food
Fried Bananas for brekky, fried egg sarnie for lunch and a Kiwi pie for a road trip snack (even from McDonalds).
10. Road Trip Music
Blur, Arcade Fire, Bombay Bicycle Club, Mystery Jets, Stevie Wonder, REM.
11. Juicy Game
A Kiwi take on the British Classic - Punch if you see an Eddie Stobart Lorry. See one of these jazzy vans and first one to punch the other in the arm is the winner. There's lots of them - arms get bruised.
12. The Kiwi Experience
Just because you aren't one of them.
