A lovesick guy travels from the U.S. to New Zealand to profess his love to the girl of his dreams, after that embarrassing debacle ends in a door slamming in his face, he checks into a hostel and meets a beautiful and intriguing backpacker-girl called Charlie. From there, the two set off on a road-trip adventure across the South Island of New Zealand, both doing their best to ignore the fact that there is a looming end-date to their budding relationship.