Australia or New Zealand?
The practical differences, drawn from our own write-ups rather than from a brochure. We are not going to tell you which is better - they are different trips. What follows is what actually changes between them.
Places written up here 432 414
UNESCO listings among them 21 7
Cost level Very high High
Busiest month in our write-ups April January
Currency Australian dollar (AUD) New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Plugs and voltage I - 230 V I - 230 V
Everyday languages English English, Maori
Driving side left hand side left hand side
Region Australia and New Zealand Australia and New Zealand
Capital Canberra Wellington
Australia
Informal to a fault and proud of it; mateship, sun-safety and vast distances shape all.
What we have written up
- Aboriginal Art Centres of Central Australia gallery
- Adelaide Botanic Garden botanic garden
- Adelaide Central Market market
- Adelaide River Jumping Crocodiles river cruise
- Albany's Historic Whaling Station museum
- Alice Springs Desert Park wildlife park
Worth knowing before you go
- Cards and contactless are universal - cash is nearly retired
- Coffee culture is elite - flat whites are a birthright
- The Working Holiday crowd keeps hostels social and lively
New Zealand
Understated competence outdoors; Maori culture is living context, not performance.
What we have written up
- A and P Shows tradition
- Abel Tasman National Park national park
- Agrodome farm attraction
- Akaroa old town
- Alexandra Blossom Festival festival
- Aoraki / Mount Cook mountain
All 414 places in New Zealand →
Worth knowing before you go
- Cards everywhere; cash is rare
- Sandflies rule the fjord country - repellent is strategy
- The i-SITE visitor centres are genuinely useful
Counts describe this site, not the countries: "places written up here" means how many pages we have finished, and it keeps growing. Currency, plugs and languages are practical facts and change rarely; check anything visa-related with the relevant official source before you book.