21/4/2019 Talk about rain! The very first day I landed on Waiheke Island I was greeted by a torrential downpour that lasted all day. The island, with its subtropical climate, is prone to a deluge like this though, from time to time. I flew from Wellington to Auckland and there was a very good connection… Read more »
Trips To New Zealand
16/4/2019 It was dark by the time I got to the cottage. I had never used Air BnB before when booking accommodation. This was the second time on this trip that I had used them and this time I was really impressed. The house I was staying in was up on the side of a… Read more »
14/4/2019 On my journey north from Christchurch to Wellington, I stayed a night in Kaikoura and a night in Picton. Kaikoura is a lovely little town on the east coast about 3 hours drive from Christchurch. In Māori, Kai means food and Koura means crayfish and there is no better place to eat crayfish than… Read more »
10/4/2019 This was my fifth visit to Christchurch. It has been very interesting to see how the city has changed over the years, especially after the 2011 earthquake. I love coming back here to see what buildings have been renovated or are still being restored and what changes or improvements there are in different suburbs,… Read more »
7/4/2019 After five days in the lovely little village of Arrowtown, I decided to head towards Lake Tekapo. The four hour Intercity Bus journey from Queenstown to Lake Tekapo was long but we took a few breaks along the way. I got a front seat on the bus, as I requested, and was able to… Read more »
2/4/2019 It was great to be back in the Land of the Long White Cloud. I spent most of April 2019 in New Zealand and had been looking forward to that for quite some time. Queenstown was my first port of call. The weather was cloudy but fine the day I arrived and Mount Cook… Read more »
14/4/2015 “Aurora Alert!” This was a text that I got from a work colleague last Saturday night. It meant that I had to get my butt out the door fast, get away from Lake Tekapo’s village lights and go somewhere that was facing south. It was an opportunity to get a glimpse of my first… Read more »
2/4/2015 It was great to head off for a few days to Dunedin. I badly needed to hear some live music and experience some culture. Here are some more highlights of my trip. THE RIALTO CINEMA On my first night in Dunedin I had a wander around the city at night and decided to go… Read more »
2/4/2015 It can be so refreshing sometimes to just head off for a break somewhere for a few days especially if you live in an isolated little village with no car. I’ve been living in Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, as many people know, for the last year and a half and at times I really… Read more »
23/2/2015 I’ve had some “fun and games” recently with Expedia.nl regarding my return flight back to Amsterdam. It’s been a learning experience, to say the least! I booked a return flight from Amsterdam to New Zealand through Expedia.nl in 2013. I checked the Fares and Rules section because I knew that I might have to… Read more »
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