So, kinda tinkering around with possible destinations for my annual Dec 26-Jan 2nd vacation. While wandering around the Pacific Northwest today, the idea of a week-long camping trip in NZ might be quite neat. I'd probably want to stay in the realm of car camping - simply for the sake of minimizing gear to bring down. But I'd be up for a 1 or 2 night hike if nessessary. Overall I'd like to see as much as possible.

Any thoughts - is this a good time of year, or should I just turn my thoughts back to warm beaches somewhere else in the world?