This video of Wanaka was made possible by the team at Vodafone. All thoughts are completely our own.
New Zealand is a country that inspires a lot of feelings.
Tucked down in a remote corner of the globe but filled with awe-inspiring geography and buzzing with quirky culture that belies its locale; you arrive never knowing what to expect or ever leave feeling like you’ve seen it all.
We recently experienced NZ’s capital of cool in Wellington but when it comes to understanding the full scale of NZ’s divine energy, there’s no better place than the alpine town of Lake Wanaka on the South Island.
In winter the town swells with skiers, taking advantage of the slower pace and uncrowded pistes, in summer the whole terrain comes alive with birdlife and rushing waterfalls fuelled by thawing glaciers off the mountains.
It’s got a pure remote beauty that’ll humble your brain in the best way possible.
The hard part is you’ll spend half your time trying to capture and share it with the world.
The magic of the journey through Wanaka was being able to experience it to the fullest with Vodafone’s $5 Roaming, which is free in NZ at the moment (just check out the terms below). Knowing we weren’t coming home to a crazy roaming bill meant we could use our plan’s included data, calls and texts with the kind freedom usually only reserved for Australia.
It’s not hyperbole when we say it’s truly a huge weight off your shoulders while travelling.
Switching roaming on, rather than turning it off, we used Google Maps, Instagram and Tripadvisor as soon as our plane landed from Sydney. And we avoided the hunt for free WiFi spots, uploading the content we were shooting on our phone to along the way. The result of this means we could share shots as we took them, which is how New Zealand (and all travel) should be experienced.
Vodafone’s $5 Roaming – free to New Zealand until 31 January 2017 – is available in over 50 countries around the world and you can use it for up to 90 days in any calendar year. Find out more about why we love Vodafone $5 Roaming.
What about other countries?
Vodafone’s Roaming On is FREE for New Zealand and $5 a day in over 50 countries around the world.
Find out more about why we love Vodafone Roaming On
This video of Wanaka was made possible by the team at Vodafone, all thoughts are completely our own.
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