Greymouth to Glaciers
Dave had a meeting in the morning so we thought we would check out the Monteith Brewery Tour. Everyday at 10.30am it said on the website, but evidently not this day. Frustrated as we had been dumped...
View ArticleRain, Glaciers and more rain
We woke up to rain in Franz Josef but we headed to the glaciers anyway. We found out the walk was an hour, 45mins and since it wasn’t too heavy rain we decided to make the walk. Little did we know!...
View ArticleFergburger, Queenstown
Holy mother of burgers. A bunch of people recommended Fergburger in Queenstown to me (thanks Carso) and it was all over the #Queenstown tag in Instagram so we thought we would give it a try. Thank God...
View ArticleVudu Cafe, Queenstown
Vudu Cafe in Queenstown in number one on TripAdvisor, with good reason. We stumbled across the cafe on a stroll around the waterfront and I recognised it from TripAdvisor so we decided to check it out...
View ArticleQueenstown Impressions
My first impressions of Queenstown was that it was kind of like Whistler but with better burgers. Is a very touristy town obviously built to take advantage of the wonderful playground that nature has...
View ArticleA night in Dunedin
We made our way to Macraes Flat which is just outside of Dunedin and the home of a huge gold mine. Ru’s Hubby, Dave had a meeting there so we hung out at the local pub. Hello $4 ciders! The man looked...
View ArticleLake Tekapo
Well if I were to give you advice it would be this: visit Lake Tekapo. Don’t stay there. The drive from Dunedin to the lake was of course, stunning. Picturesque landscapes flying by the window. We...
View ArticleA long weekend in Melbourne
I’m currently (totally wrote this last night) on the plane back to NZ after a long weekend in Melbourne. I almost missed the flight (there’s something new for me lol) however i did consider missing it...
View ArticleMiss Chu, South Yarra, Melbourne
If I lived in Melbourne I would hands down be a regular here! We were starving so ordered a bunch of plates to share as well as our own main. We had coconut juice which was perfect as we were still a...
View ArticleMini Auckland break
The whole reason I initially booked flights back to NZ was to attend the Justin Timberlake concert with my brothers. I was lucky enough to extend my trip and fly home to the rest of my family as well...
View ArticleHamilton Island – booked!
I couldn’t decide what to do for Australia Day this year but after a quick chat to my cousin, Melissa who lives on Hamilton Island, my mind was made up. I’ve been to Hamilton Island every year for the...
View ArticleHamilton Island, Day One
This is my 6th trip back to the Whitsundays – I adore Hamilton Island! This area of the world is just breathtaking – flying in is gorgeous. My two tour guides, Liz & Shara met me at the airport...
View ArticleUSA & Mexico 2015
Yeap – finally booked my next trip! This has got to be the longest I have gone in years without a trip overseas (NZ & Oz don’t count as overseas) so I am super excited to have my next two week...
View ArticleNoosa Madness
Last time the four of us (Ka Lei, Kieran, Jacinta & I) got together was in Whistler for my last weekend in BC and it was madness. Last weekend in Noosa was no different. Let me recount the...
View ArticleA quick jaunt over the ditch
I managed to find flights back home for the long weekend for only $305 return – I’d have been crazy not to go home! I love going back to NZ and even though I was only back a month before this trip, I...
View ArticleNYC, Day 4
Since we had a late night, we slept in again – our body clocks are absolutely whack! I got up first and went for lunch wth John at the Brooklyn Diner in Times Square then met Lauren for some shopping...
View ArticleNYC, Day 5
Our last day in New York. Cue the sad violins. Up and Adam, laundry on and walking around the city. Funny thing is, nothing opens until 9… What!! Met John for the last time (cue sad violins again)...
View ArticleLas Vegas, Day 2
A big night out deserves a big sleep in, so that’s just what we did. We then found the tacos place where we had lunch from the day before and had Mexican eggs… They were pretty average to be honest....
View ArticleLas Vegas, Day 3
Massive day. We checked out and I went to the Premium Outlets. I was hoping to find a handbag but no luck. I did however, get a few gifts and some new jean shorts to accomodate my ever growing booty....
View ArticlePlaya Del Carmen, Day 2
With our tour booked for Tulum with Easy Tours we were up early & ready to roll. What a f#%k around. It took about 2 hours to get to Tulum which should be a 30min trip. We were dropping and...
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