I’m back with another post about what to do with only one day in a New Zealand town. This time, its Wanaka. Wanaka lies about an hour north of Queenstown, along Lake Hawea and the road to the West Coast. Its a snow lover’s paradise in the winter and a hiker’s paradise in the summer….
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one day in glenorchy/kinloch
I feel like the luckiest person right now. I sneaked away from Dunedin again and came back up to Kinloch for the weekend – after one really fun day and night in Wanaka – and I can’t get over how stunning it is up here in the High Country. I found a station for sale…
in photos: the taieri gorge railway experience
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel with Dunedin Railways on their Taieri Gorge Railway experience. It was a blustery day, and while the sun never made an appearance, the trip was worth every minute of my time and energy. You can read about my experience here, and enjoy this photo essay below.
one day in dunedin
Think back to the last travel guide you read. Flipped through. Browsed. What caught your eye? The photos? The bullet points? The endless paragraphs about the obscure torture museum tucked under the subway station in a dodgy part of town that requires the blood of a male virgin to enter? Ugh. My favourite parts about…
an early bird tour: gallipoli: the scale of our war
I promised a part three of my posts on Te Papa, and here you go. When Bryn heard that I had had a rather “full” tour of the Gallipoli exhibit, he asked me if I wanted to come back to do the early bird tour. The idea behind this is that, because the exhibit is…
25 things to do in istanbul
Istanbul is one of my favourite cities in the world. One day, I’ll list all of my favourite cities and tell you why… but for now, just know that Istanbul is high up on the list! It’s bustling, loud, crowded and the drive across the bridge takes anywhere from three minutes to thirty minutes, even…
25 things to do in auckland
Dormant volcanoes don’t immediately strike you at the best place to build a sprawling metropolis, but there are plenty of cities across the world that are situated on volcanic activity. Auckland is one such city, and it’s full of life and adventure. What I remember of Auckland from my childhood was not the Auckland I’ve…
25 things to do in wellington
Since I’ve spent so much time researching my new city, I thought it only fair to share with you the places and sites I myself am planning on going and checking out, and some I’ve already done. Wellington is chock full of interesting adventures, even though it is the “coolest little capital” in the world….
25 things to do in orkney
One of these days, I will get back to Scotland’s Orkney Islands for a more in-depth exploration of the islands. It’s been two years since I was there – and I never made it past the mainland island – home to Stromness and Kirkwall. There is so much more that Orkney has to offer —…
thunderbirds are go!: a weta workshop tour
A few weeks ago, on my third to last day in Wellington, I met up with Bryn for coffee and he casually mentioned a contact at the Weta Workshop. And so, at 9 am on a Sunday morning, I found myself grabbing coffee to go at Peoples Coffee in Newtown and jumping into Jake’s car…