I recently came back from my second trip to marvelous Middle Earth, and I just wanted to comment on how much I loved not only the great drives through it, but also the flights over it. I’ll have a full trip report out soon about my trip, but I just …
Mt. Eden is a dormant volcano near Auckland, New Zealand and is the highest point on the isthmus bearing the same name. The peak is easily accessible through public transportation and the best time to visit are either of the golden hours (sunset or sunrise).
It was a rather windy and rainy start to New Year’s day and our last day in New Zealand. I was a bit worried that it would start pouring while we were in Hobbiton, but trudged on with hope. We quickly ate breakfast in the hotel restaurant (see review for more …
It was the morning of New Year’s Eve when we arrived in Auckland. I won’t review the flight over to Auckland because it was exactly the same as the flight into Queenstown. All I can say is that it was a very smooth flight with some spectacular views of the …
Our last day in Queenstown started out a little rainy and rather dreary. My mom and I had caught a cold sometime earlier during the trip and the runny nose and sore throat were at their worst. Tired from the previous days activities, we pretty much slept in that morning. Lucky …
Our third day in New Zealand kicked of with a morning hike up Queenstown Hill. The trail begins on Belfast Terrace, a quiet residential street above Queenstown, and continues on up the hill for almost 1.2 miles.
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 …
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 …
