When I am having a stressful day I find myself coming to this video, especially for the opening scenery. It is just a peaceful calm that is hard to find in this age.

I want to visit New Zealand so badly. So many beautiful places to see. All the gorgeous lakes & mountains. Looks like heaven to me.

Being a kiwi, I tend to be somewhat critical of how visitors film our country. In my opinion, this is one of the best videos I have seen....well done. You captured the aura of one of my favourite places here. Mount Cook was a special place to my English born late wife.. So much so that the mountain is engraved on her headstone... Thank you for posting this, a really good quality video..☺☺

There's a real purity in New Zealand . It's actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. Thank you again for bringing this small piece of paradise to us.

I visited New Zealand more than 10 years ago and it remains the best trip I've ever taken. I lived in a small VW type wagon, bathed very similar to Micheal ( only one week) . If you dare try out canyoning and glacier walking. Zorbing in the upper island was great fun. The most beautiful place I've ever seen. A very special place.

You said it Cristine, NZ is Incredibly Amazing!!! So tranquil. Can't get enough of these views.

Brings back fond memories,love it around Lake Tekapo.

I don't have words to adequately describe the resplendence & stunning magnificence of those views you captured of New Zealand. Absolutely spectacular!

I'm very privileged to live in this wonderful country (South Island NZ). This is the sort of beauty that surrounds me everyday.

Did he know it was a glacier lake when he jumped in? Talk about brave that water is cooooold! Im glad you had a great time, south canterbury is really beautiful and a lovely place to live.

So picturesque...almost unreal Christine. It's always been a dream of mine to explore NZ...I'm sure i will. One of the most beautiful countries in the world.

This brings back great memories! NZ really knocked my socks off. I have never experienced such clean air, clean water, ruggedly beautiful landscapes and open (people-free) spaces as I did there. Hope you enjoy your time in NZ :)

It's like you two had these cool places all to yourselves for awhile!! How nice! What a gorgeous place! The air even looks clean! lol

New Zealand is absolutely stunning, like looking at a real life postcard

It's so nice to hear the comments on the place i call home.I was born and bred in the south island.I have visited many countries.And there are many beautiful places to be seen.Enjoy your trip.xoxo.

So cool to see you made all the way over here in NZ. So nice to see my country showing up in your vids.

The scenery look so fimilar, my family and I just had a tour around south island in New Zealnd. Its absolutely stunning. I love Queenstown the most. Everyone should come here visit NZ.

What awe inspiring beauty. Absolutely breathtaking. It almost made me want to cry it was so beautiful. I know that sounds weird.?! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing us some of God's beautiful scenery!!!

Amazing views! The colors are so crisp and sharp, it almost doesn't look real. Kinda like a set from a movie...it's so stunning there. Great video work. Really enjoyed this video, looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for "taking" us with you.

Not to be overly dramatic but, I think I would be overwhelmed by all the beauty. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful country - great peacefulness there.

Also, the drive to Milford has spots to stop at that are purely magical. There is one spot as you go up that looks like an elven forest, with everything covered in emerald green moss and lichen, which opens out to a cold, windswept but beautiful lake Can't remember the name sorry, but it is a rest stop on the left heading to Milford.

Love that you seek out the wonders of nature wherever you travel and not so much of the touristy places. This is some of the most spectacular film footage yet. Laurie

Wow! I enjoyed this video so much. I had no idea New Zealand looks like this. So beautiful! Those mountains are spectacular! Thank you for sharing!!

So still and quiet...beautiful!

Wow, just beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I think Hawaii waters are really cold. I can imagine how cold the water was for you. Have a safe journey.

Never knew New Zealand had this sorta pure beauty! Thank you guys for opening my eyes! Defo in my list of most visit places.

So glad you got to see our gorgeous South Island. I live in NZ and finally did a tour of the south at Christmas last year. I hope you have an awesome time in our beautiful country. :-)

Wow, New Zealand is absolutely breathtaking! I can't imagine that the people living there have a ton of stress living amongst all that beauty:) I just love how fun you and Michael are together--he was such a sport, taking the dare to jump in the lake and you're cute remark about not having having a bikini...love it!!

Wow What breath takingly beautiful scenery!

OMG!!! This is soooo beautiful, mesmerising, divine =))) Thanks a lot for sharing - I looooved it =))))) This is amazing country, so peaceful, so essense, now I really want to visit these places, too =)))))))))

MG!! You said ti!!? This place is unreal!!! And no people around you guys.. Just looks like real paradise and you and hem alone in this world. I want to go to that place really bad!!! Good are blessing you guys on that place!!

Wow ! The lake with the mountains surrounding it was so beautiful it looked fake ... amazing !

MY HOME COUNTRY

New Zealand looks amazing! I really wish I had planned this beautiful country into our trip when we were on that side of the world!! Thank you for taking us along on your journey x

I live in Queenstown It is a beautiful place and you are so lucky you get to live somewhere warm

Told you it was beautiful :) Understatement of the year. Christine, I hope you are going to Milford Sound. It really is the most stunningly beautiful place to see. We saw it after 3 inches of rain and it was magnificent. Haven't visited the North Island yet, so that's on the to do list :) Have fun. P.S. we found the people are lovely as well.

breathtaking scenery..!

The views are just breathtaking. Wow!!! I am just so amazed. Thank you.

I've been the south island twice before but forgotten how beautiful it is. To me it's a real mix of Scotland and Alaska with better weather thrown in :-).

So fun! Let us know how the air feels and maybe the elevation... so curious! Beautiful place. Aloha

At 3:03 I swear that water isn't even real it's so breath taking!

Thank you for sharing your travel experiences with us again!

South Island has the best scenery in my humble opinion :D (Yes, I'm a proud Kiwi) And to answer someone below, no there isn't a bridge between the Islands lol..you take the ferry (cars go in the hold) And in response to someone else (seriously, I hate Google+) New Zealand has a small population, but is about the size of England (in land mass) Our population is a little over 4 million. That's what makes it such a unique country, so MUCH open space and untouched land. Middle Earth is God's own :)

Wow! It's unbelievably beautiful!! I will definitely make it out there someday.... Thank you so much for sharing!

I really wanted to become a painter one second - to paint & to put my heart & feelings into paintings =)) 'cause it's like in heaven!!

Beautiful beautiful place!

It is so gorgeous there! Hope I get to visit one day. Thanks so much for sharing your travels!

This is def my favorite! New Zealand is just breath taking! omg!

I'm so happy that the two of you get to do all this traveling! Thanks for sharing :)

Beautiful country! Loved the lambs! Hope to see more.

I like of this country and of city very quietly of from afternoon I liked!

OMG! my jaw dropped! I thought Christine was joking! he actually went skinny dipping! Well at least there was no one really there lol. Beautiful scenery though :) (New Zealand)

All I can say is WOW!

Absolutely incredible!!! This is the place I want to go:) The birthday dip cracked me up too...lol

So beautiful and clean, thanks so much for sharing your trip x

Reminds me of the Rockies in western Canada...beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

So truely breathtaking, thank you so much, I am convinced that I must go one day

Amazing footage it looks like something out of a movie so beautiful.

NZ is stunning! Wowowowwwww.

Gorgeous country! Micheal is so funny! What a cutie :-)

The mountains are amazing. Were there people around ? Is that why you didn't swim ?

amazingly beautiful. Have a grand time. Xoxo

Wow Micheal, joining the polar bear club? Too much fun and those skys!♥♥♥

wow, I did not know NZ was so mountainous. looks like switzerland! those lakes are so crystal clear, too. it looks so desolate -- did you see any people other than the stranded tourists?

Looks pristine there, christine. That rhymed. Lol. Reminds me of switzerland a little bit.

Ooops damn iphone! Anyways, Wow! New Zealand looks like a painting! Stunning.

thanks guys ..great job as usual!

Queenstown looked so cute and fun!!! You guys are making such great memories!! :)

awesome job Christine, marvelous footage !, makes me more proud living here in the middle earth('',)

Beautiful scenery!!!

i'm from christchurch! loved this!

Your videos are great! I do enjoy watching all of them. May I ask you one thing? Could you tell me what programme did you use to create the animation at the beginning of this video? thanks a lot in advance :)

Looked what I imagine Heaven to be like.... Just soo beautiful!!

The landscape looks amazing!

That place looks incredible!

Oh my gosh New Zealand is incredibly beautiful ❤️

Aw, that is so nice of you to help those other visitors. :) NZ is beautiful! Seriously, all that beautiful nature is just breathtaking and such a nice view than what I'm looking at now: a computer. xD Such great food too!

I come from the Lake District there...the reason the lakes are that colour is because they have ice crystals in them. We got taught not to go swimming in them.

Absolutely beautiful !

Heehee probably because it's barely spring there and the water was probably very cold!

New Zealand is a beautiful country that i have been to.

Welcome to my neck of the woods. Hope you have a fantastic time here : )

wow its so beautiful….its hard to believe its real.

I thought the exact same thing! Beautiful video (as always!).

I didn't know New Zealand was so Beautiful!

Such a beautiful country!! Thank you for sharing! :)

Wow.

I never knew there was snow where I live!!

Love love love New Zealand

Welcome to New Zealand, I hope you really enjoy your stay x

that water is so beautiful!

i wish i could call this place home...

Micheal is a brave man!

Great video but you didn't show much of Twizel it's a lovely little town been there 3 times as my sister lives there

I was wondering how long it took you guys to travel from Christchurch to Queenstown? My friend and i are doing campervan trip, same stops as you guys but on a very short frame... it would be very helpful if I can get a reply from someone!! thanks x

My favorite video of yours!

Gorgeous!!

New Zealand and Norway are the same, but in Norway they live in their fjords that's the difference.