Queenstown is close to 4 of the great drives and 3 national parks of New Zealand. Fiordland National Park, Mt Aspiring National Park, and Mt Cook National Park are all within a 4 hour drive of the Queenstown-Frankton Area. Given that we only had around 5 days in Queenstown, and …
We landed in Auckland at approximately 11:30 am and got through immigration and baggage claim within 15 minutes. Our flight to Queenstown was on Air New Zealand from the Domestic terminal so we quickly walked (~15-20 minute walk) over there and checked our bags in for our flight to Queenstown. We …
I’ve said a lot about the hotels, and airline of Hong Kong, but I’ve said little about the city. Though we only had 2 days to explore the city this time, we were able to touch on most of the high points of the city. It was pity though that …
Our next night was spent at the Intercontinental Hong Kong, which is arguably the crown jewel of the entire chain. It has by far the best views of Victoria Harbor and the Hong Kong skyline of any hotel due to its location right on the Kowloon shoreline. As I mentioned …
Milford Sound from the famed walk around the small bay. Truly the eighth wonder of the world!
Back in January of 2015, I started planning our long awaited adventure to New Zealand. If you know the frequent flyer world already, you probably know that it is almost impossible to find 4 award seats to Australia/New Zealand. Though I was ready to make the journey in economy, my dad …
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Dear All, At this point I think there is enough demand for my advice about travel options, mileage redemptions, and more. Therefore, I have finally decided to create my own blog, to convey my advice to all of my close family and friends. I look forward to all of you …
