With passports gathering dust, Cityscape heads to the Subantarctic Islands to scratch that international travel itch.
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our much needed vacay to remote, unexplored and exotic locations needn’t be off the cards this summer. Expand the ‘travel local’ mantra slightly further afield to open up an otherworldly adventure exploring the furthest reaches of New Zealand’s backyard. Remote, rugged and UNESCO World Heritage listed, the Subantarctic Islands are internationally-renowned wildlife havens and just an expedition cruise away. Nesting albatross, sea lion pups and affectionate weaners(!), thousands of penguins and supersized alien flowers combine to offer an experience straight out of a David Attenborough doco, and an escape so complete you’ll feel like you’re not only in another country, but often on another planet. What’s more, they’re all part of New Zealand (mostly).
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A YOUNG ELEPHANT SEAL IN A KING PENGUIN COLONY, MACQUARIE ISLAND. PHOTO: G.RIEHLE, HERITAGE EXPEDITIONS
