Stay a while

Nothing compares to the vivid colours of autumn in Otago, especially when combined with the sweet smell of firewood burning in the hearth. When the slow slope of temperature and daylight begins, it’s time to travel inland away from the beaches and into the domestic comforts of the Tuapeka. The little town of Lawrence is just an hour from Dunedin, and it’s got everything you could want in an autumn getaway. Personally, I love a good walk along one of its magical woodland trail