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 (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 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...
