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Mercedes-Benz Trucks has unveiled plans to deliver a Snow Drive Experience in Queenstown, New Zealand in mid-2015 as part of the brands newly formed Driving Academy. The Snow Experience is the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and will allow guests to drive the entire Mercedes-Benz Trucks range throughout a series of ice, snow and 4X4 settings. […]
Aussie couple Justin and Jen Lewis are redefining the boundaries of 4WD adventures, undertaking an epic overland trip that starts out in chilly Vladivostok,Mongolia to beautiful Capetown. […]
We left Queenstown relatively early as we wanted to stop along the way to Omarama. The scenery isn’t like the Alpine mountains we have experienced so far but nevertheless was spectacular, especially through Lindis Pass. […]
So off we headed through Queenstown to Glenorchy thinking it would be a pleasant drive. What we got as a drive has gone into my top ten scenic drives around the word. The drive was stunning!. […]
Our stay in Queenstown is coming to an end unfortunately. Over the few days we have packed heaps in, including some of the main attractions. Here are a few of them for the not so action adrenalin seekers amongst us. […]
So how would I rate our drive from Franz Josef to Queenstown? It was simply awesome to see the diversity of scenery, the engaging roads and experience so much of the difference of what makes the South Island of New Zealand so special all in one day. […]
We awoke to the glorious views of snow capped mountains from our Glenfern Villa. The day was clear and we decided to get to the Franz Josef Glacier before the afternoon cloud and fog set in. A short drive and a longer but not too long walk and we were at the glacier. […]
We set off from Christchurch in the Toyota Prado GX towards Arthurs Pass and onto Hokitika for a late lunch. From there we drove to Franz Josef and stayed at Glenfern Villas for the night. The scenery was spectacular as you would expect, the Prado relaxing and safe. […]
There are many aftermarket suspension systems you can choose from. However there are none better that a bespoke Ultimate Suspension system. As far as Project Pajero is concerned we absolutely made the right choice […]
OzRoamer’s Project Pajero drives through Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorge’s in the Flinders Ranges as part of their Flinders Birdsville trip in June 2013. Project P0ajero is where we revitalise a 10 year old Pajero to outback Touring capability again. […]
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