Auckland: New Zealand Maritime Museum, Rainforest & Beach Tour
Today is my last full day on this trip to New Zealand. New Zealand is a maritime nation, so visiting the New Zealand Maritime Museum...
Auckland: Auckland (War Memorial) Museum
My brother flew back home today on an early evening flight. Due to when he had to head out to the airport, that left time...
Auckland: A Full Day on Waiheke Island
We spent pretty much a full day on Waiheke Island today. It deserved at least that much time, and probably much more. The ferry to...
Auckland: Dolphin and Whale Watching
We went to sea on a dolphin and whale watching cruise today. That was in the afternoon. But first, in the morning, we wandered around...
Auckland: Ferry Building, Auckland Domain
I’m back in Auckland after my visits to Dunedin, Queenstown, Christchurch, and Wellington, in that order. Sadly, that means this trip is winding down. Today,...
Wellington: Matiu/Somes Island, Days Bay
Ferry and feet. That’s how we got around today. The ferry took us from Wellington to Matiu/Somes Island, Days Bay, and back to Wellington. Our...
Wellington: Zealandia, Seal Coast
Wellington is naturally beautiful and beautifully natural. Today we visited Zealandia (Te Māra a Tāne) and took a half-day tour to see some seals, and...
Wellington: Parliament, Wellington Museum, Botanic Garden
Our itinerary today included a tour of the New Zealand parliament, a visit to the Wellington Museum and a cable car ride to the top...
Wellington: Wandering Around, Te Papa Tongarewa
We flew from Christchurch to Wellington, New Zealand today, getting to our hotel a little after noon. We then spent the afternoon walking around Wellington’s...
Christchurch: Tour to Mount Cook, Except Mount Cook
Today’s adventure in Christchurch was a full-day tour, starting at 7:30 in the morning and not getting back until 8:00 in the evening. In truth,...
Christchurch: Gondola, Canterbury Museum
In the interest of time (mine), this will be yet another quick, probably typo-filled post. Today we rode up on the Christchurch Gondola and visited...
Christchurch: Christchurch Botanical Gardens, Wandering Around
We flew from Queenstown to Christchurch today and, boy, our arms tired. Sorry. Because of my dramatically curtailed writing time when not travelling alone, I...