Stray Backpacker Bus | Auckland to Christchurch
Day 12 & 13 Franz Josef – Makarora – Queenstown (via Skydive Wanaka)
I woke up around 8am to be ready for our 9am departure on the Stray bus.  Although a little misty it was a beautiful morning in Franz Josef and many of the group had decided the night before [...]

Most backpackers in New Zealand know that a backpacking trip is not complete without a trip to Fergburger, Queenstown’s infamous burger joint.  It isn’t often explained as to why Fergburger is the place to be, it is just one of those unwritten rules that you must try at least one.  One day, a long way off, Fergburger [...]

Sooo the name is Jim, aka the crazy American, aka Captain America, aka bedtimebaer, aka amos, aka jim bob square pants, aka the hitchhiker, aka that guy, aka sleepy Jim…. with a ton of  others on the way most likely, and I am helping America take over Byron Bay. I have spent the last 8 [...]

When funny things happen at Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel, we often say that we should make a Reality TV show in the hostel. Almost every day there is a new story – intra hostel hook ups, drunk people doing really stupid stuff, sober people doing stupid stuff, domestic arguments and even people bleeding (inside joke, [...]

It’s fairly obvious that it was recently New Years Eve, and the start of a new decade. In true Queenstown style, it was a fairly fun and crazy night. Most of the Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel staff headed to a house party on the lake to finish off 2009 with tequila shots and random items. [...]

Yes, we sure do!
America’s got Talent? Australia’s got Talent? That’s nothing compared to New Zealands’ Nomads Queenstown’s got Talent Competition!
That is what we’re proving tonight! The lounge is packed.. Suspense is in the air.. A nervous bunch getting ready to show what they got..
And thus it begins…
The sweetest voice? We got it!
A guitar hero rockstar [...]

One of the coolest things about being in Queenstown is all the different things you can do and one of these is the Canyon Swing.
At a normal, but busy Thursday one of the lovely ladies of the Canyon Swing came in to Nomads Queenstown Backpackers Hostel and asked who had never done the Canyon Swing [...]

Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of New Zealand, but also one of the best places to party in New Zealand. Here at Nomads Queenstown we are committed to helping our guests experience this, with activities most nights and vouchers for local bars.
The staff at Nomads Queenstown party slightly less than our guests, as [...]