It is the reason Hungarian 36-year-old Gabor Kerekes came to New Zealand in 2012.
''I was looking for adventure.
''I didn't know what to expect,'' he admitted.
''It's a different part of the world and it's very far away. I wanted to check it out.''
Within weeks of arriving, he had tried bungy jumping, jet-boating, and wrestling with sandflies in Milford Sound.
''I've loved it so much - I just decided to stay.''
While the lifestyle, beautiful scenery and friendly people were a big drawcard, he said there was another reason to stay.
''Maybe, there is a boy here who is encouraging me to live here.''
Mr Kerekes said his appetite for adventure was waning after becoming a New Zealand citizen in Dunedin yesterday.
He was one of more than 40 people who became New Zealand citizens at a ceremony at the Municipal Chambers.
Other new citizens. - Juhi Bhatia (India), Piyawan Chokvareeporn (Thailand), Keith Cummings (United Kingdom), Mikael Hardy Denham (Australia/United Kingdom), Julie Anne Dodds (United Kingdom), Margielyn Caberte Dugaduga (Philippines), Jacquelyn Iris Dunham (Canada), Rowena Mary East (United Kingdom), Marita Eisenlohr (Australia), Steven John Holmes (United Kingdom), Gunasundari Jayaprakash (India), Jesly Augustine (India), Aman Jesly (India), Israh Mariyam Jesly (India), Brian William Kenny (United Kingdom), Sarunya Kumdee (Thailand), Hsin-Chen Lee (Taiwan), Eileen Teresa Mann (United Kingdom), Stephen George Mathew (India), Marinah Binti Mohd Zaini (Malaysia), Felisa Narciso (Philippines), Jennifer Shulzitski (United States), Penelope Violet Higbee (United States), Alexis Charles Alain Robin (France), Melissa Sue Robinson (United States), Sarah Helen Robinson (United Kingdom), Emily Cecilie Larsen Rollason (Denmark), Tiago Augusto Schuh (Brazil), Ana Cristina Mallmann Heineck (Brazil), Ahmad Taha (United Kingdom/Syria), Lobna Alhaj-Chahin (United Kingdom/Syria), Hanin Taha (United Kingdom/Syria), Mohammad Hadi Taha (United Kingdom/Syria), Ali Zein Alabedeen Taha (United Kingdom/Syria), Mahmood Taha (United Kingdom/Syria), Hamza Taha (United Kingdom/Syria), Jonathan David Thomas (United Kingdom), Luke Richard Taylor (United Kingdom) and Jill Lynn Taylor (United States).
