This particular spot was amazing because we found it entirely by accident. After watching riders do their practice runs all day from the finish line, we found this field of little yellow flowers. It was beautiful.
Coolangatta beach is one of the most popular beaches on the Gold Coast in Australia. During the year, sometimes you can watch whales breach off in the distance, and occasionally you can see dolphins swim in quite close to the shore.
Cathedral Cove is magic, and you can kayak through it during high tide when the cave fills with water. You walk down along the coast carved out of cliffs, with a full view of the sapphire and turquoise ocean in some sections, and lush rainforests in others.
The water is the clearest and most tranquil turquoise colour that you can imagine. Lake Tekapo is picturesque, and it is also one of the places in NZ that is most famous for clear and bright sightings of the incredible Aurora Australis.
The drive into Queenstown is still one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen in my life. Picture the kind of snow-capped mountains that you see all over tourism websites, and the kind of vibrantly clear water that seems impossible, and you have Queenstown.
The drive into Milford Sound is a scenic one, with extraordinary blue lakes and emerald trees, and mountains capped with snow white crests. There is nowhere on Earth quite like Milford Sound.
With stunning waterfalls surrounded by dense Australian bush, this place is special. Interestingly, Cedar Creek Falls was also the shooting location for television series Terra Nova. Even so, this magical little spot remains (mostly) a secret.
