Golden Lights vs Plane Sailing

The 2021-2022 summer festival season has been – weird – to say the least. New Zealand as a country changed from the Covid Alert Level System to the Traffic Light System. When this happened, different… View Post

The Cook Islands: Rarotonga

Rarotonga is the main and biggest Island in the Cook Islands. By car it only takes about an hour to drive the entire length, and there are only 2 busses: Clockwise & Counterclockwise. Being so… View Post

Aitutaki – The Most Beautiful Lagoon in the World

Hop on a 45 minute plane ride North of Rarotonga and you arrive in the famous Aitutaki. Known as a Honeymoon Island, this lagoon is much more than that. The second most visited Island after… View Post

Vaka Cruise – Aitutaki

The Top Tourist Attraction on Aitutaki is the Vaka Cruise. A full day trip that takes you to 3 Islands, including the famous One Foot Island, is the ultimate tour of “The Most Beautiful Lagoon… View Post

Winetopia – Auckland 2021

Winetopia is a yearly event run in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, is known as “A Celebration of New Zealand Wine.” Cancelled last year due to Covid-19, I was excited to attend the event on a… View Post

Splore 2021

The theme of Splore Festival 2021 was MOTHER. The annual arts & musical festival was postponed a month due to Covid-19 Lockdowns. This year was a much better experience than 2019, mainly due to weather,… View Post

Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk

Te Urewera, a section of land that was a National Park under the Crown from 1954 to 2014, is the location of one of three Great Walks on the North Island. Home to the Tuhoe… View Post

Cellar Doors of Wanaka

The most northerly sub-region of Central Otago is the holiday town of Wanaka. An hour drive north of Queenstown and you find yourself in awe of the Mount Aspiring Mountain range and 3 local vineyards.… View Post