Well, isn’t it always 🙂 I’m yet to find a destination where that wasn’t the answer. But then again, a short time is better than no time, so I guess if we take it one step further, the real answer is probably “less is more”. Which is a skill I’m yet to master!

Good point about the highways – I’ll correct it in the article text. The nuances of foreign language!

Here’s another comparison to explain that situation – the Greater London area alone has a population of over 8 million. The whole of new Zealand has less than 5. There aren’t enough people to support/pay for the kind of infrastructure you’ll find in Britain. We do have “highways”, by the way, but not multi-lane “motorways” until you get close to Auckland and Wellington. There will never be high speed trains in New Zealand due to the terrain and narrow track.
The answer, of course, is relax and stay longer 🙂

Thanks, Mike! Strangely, it never occurred to me, but you’re right, they’re pretty comparable. For some reason whenever I look at NZ map, it feels so small that it’s tempting to think that you can get anywhere really quick, which is far from the truth. Never had the same issue with UK though, despite UK actually having highways.