A Long Weekend in Fiji

The international borders are beginning to open up down here in New Zealand! Mark and I decided to check another Pacific Island off our list: Fiji. Due to a new public holiday, Matariki, we booked… View Post

Whanganui River Journey

The Whanganui Journey is one of 3 Great Walks on the North Island. It is the only Great Walk in the country that is actually a canoe or kayak ride, and thus is referred to… View Post

Motuihe Island – A day trip with Red Boats

Due to Auckland being in an extended lockdown during the Delta outbreak, the New Zealand government decided to offer tourism packages to get residents out & about. All you had to do was register as… View Post

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