Life in New Zealand is expensive but we’ve been loving tucking into the Jaffa Thins and meat pies and covering our eyes when it comes to doing the budget. Being tourists in our own country is a weird experience, especially when it comes to taking local advice from a French guy sleeping ...
When I returned, many friends and family asked a few questions about my trip (usually “where is your favorite place?”), which is impossible to describe in a few sound bites, but even more wanted to know “so…what’s next?” What could possibly follow the Best Year of My Life and ...
while my hotel, the Holiday Inn, Frankton Road, was two miles from the town center, so some evenings I’d bus it in for dinner, other times I’d walk. Queenstown, with its low rise buildings surrounded by vistas of lakes and mountains in every direction, is one of my all-time favor...
We drove from Invercargill and opted to stay 2 nights in Te Anau, the gateway to the Fiordland Nat’l Park, because there were more restaurants and accommodations. Te Anau is about 2 hours [...] Tagged #NewZealand, #travelblog, #vincentadventure, milfordsound, teanau, travel, vacation ...
8 AM to 4 PM Milford Sound tour Nothing planned after the tour - ?stargazing - any suggestions for that either in Queenstown or Rotorua March 13 One way tour from Queenstown to Christchurch 14 hours with stops including Mt Cook Where to stay in ...
The best way to watch these tiny animals in action is to watch thePhillip Island Penguin Parade. The island is home to over 40,000 penguins, making it the largest colony of Little Penguins in Oz. After dusk, you can see the aquatic birds emerge from the water and make their way to th...