Getting Lost Travel Blog
Getting Lost the Travel Blog began in 2014. It was born shortly after Cat and James rekindled their relationship after a 20+ year break.
It was the love child of two people who just couldn’t be more different. James, a Joiner from the Hauraki Plains, was fearless – hunting and gathering, exploring shipwrecks, jumping into hidden water holes and sliding down hills.
Cat, a Strategist in an Auckland Advertising Agency and part time photographer knew a lot of restaurants, was constantly on the hunt for the perfect photo and had an infallible knack for getting lost. Oh and then there’s the 3 daughters they were now trying to bring together.
It was a brilliant, beautiful, messy chaos – full with wonderful exploration and a random adventure of getting lost that started it all. So now they’ve amassed over 200 stories, they’ve built a big, wonderful community who love random adventure too and they’ve created a travel adventure game that’s sold more than 100,000 games around the world.
You can find our latest adventures here or explore by destination below.
Recent posts
7 reasons you have to visit Northland
Despite living in Auckland for a large chunk of my life I have never been further north than Kerikeri so for me Northland was not only close but also unexplored. We carved...
Well off the beaten track at the Hippy Hut
As part of our adventure around Northland we let the children choose one night accomodation and an activity (within a budget). Our middle child had chosen horse riding as her activity, which...
Ahipara Horse Treks - the best way to see 90 Mile Beach
Ahipara is at the very beginning of 90 mile beach. It’s where James Dad and Mum used to stay, surf and dive in the 70’s so it has a lot of meaning...
7 reasons to stay at Pukenui Holiday Park when exploring the Far North
We spent nights two and three of our Northland holiday at Pukenui Holiday Park. This was my choice and I chose it for no other reason than it was so close to...
Exploring Paihia with the kids
Paihia was the last stop on what was to become known as our epic Northland adventure. We’d started off on the West Coast horse riding and staying at an off the grid...
Our night of luxury at Paihia Beach Resort and Spa
What a way to end an amazing week in Northland with a night in luxury at the Paihia Beach Resort and Spa. Chosen by our eldest daughter as her activity and accommodation...
5 of the best things to do in Karikari Peninsula
We booked into Whatuwhiwhi (which we learned how to pronounce properly thanks to Izzy at Ahipara Horse Treks who didn’t laugh too much at our original pronunciation) as a great in-between spot...
5 tips for riding the giant Sand Dunes at Te Paki
We knew from our Getting Lost community that there were giant sand dunes at Te Paki but even with the word giant we weren’t prepared for just how huge they were. It’s...
Why you absolutely can’t drive past the turn off to Spirits Bay
We all know that maps aren’t my strong point so I was surprised to know that Spirits Bay wasn’t right next to Cape Reinga like it looked on the map but actually...
Swinging & Sliding at Action World
With this trip to Northland we let all of the kids choose and activity. Soph, the youngest and most adventurous was easy, she wanted to climb and swing from really high things....
Finding Charlie's Rock in Kerikeri
Kerikeri was James choice for our 5th night away on our Northland trip. Primarily he wanted a chance to hang out with his Kerikeri family but in between catching up with all...
Taking the tourist drive to Kerikeri
We try to avoid the direct routes where we can. They are generally inland, highly populated and while we may save a few minutes in drive time we’d rather take the long...
Spending a morning in Russell
Our last day in Northland and James cousins Kylie and her husband Blair had come over to Paihia to spend the night hanging out with us and suggested heading over to Russell...
The top of New Zealand - Cape Reinga
If Tane Mahuta was on James bucket list then Cape Reinga was on my bucket list and it was definitely worth the 40 year wait to now be able to say that...
The Lord of the Forest - Tane Mahuta
Tane Mahuta is one of the things on James bucket list and was his first pick of things to do in Northland. Tane Mahuta sits proudly in the Waipoua Forest and is...
The Hokianga Ferry - Mind that gap in the map
Geography was never my strong subject. Maps elude and often confuse me (hence I’m in the business of Getting Lost) and I tend to take google as gospel when it comes to...
Getting Lost in history at The Kauri Museum
The Kauri Museum in Matakohe wasn’t officially on our list but James Mum had raved about it so we decided to make a quick stop on our way up to seeing Tane...
A little town called Kawakawa
This is a post that I started to write a couple of years ago after my first trip to Kerikeri with James that I thought I would revisit now we have been...