Overall On New Zealand

New Zealand is a wonderful, simply beautiful place to be. It offers scenic drives, easy-difficult hikes, gorgeous mountains, hot and cold weather, lush hills, colorful flowers everywhere, cute, small towns, excellent fish’n chips, great Indian/Thai food, and more! There are sooo many things to do and see that it is practically impossible to see all of it in one trip…even if it is three weeks! During our time in New Zealand, we lived in a campervan. We were able to see many things and we visited both islands. There was a… Read More
Day 198: Queenstown, New Zealand

We visited Queenstown after leaving Milford Sound. It was another must see destination and quite honestly, we could have spent three or more days here, just exploring all of the shops, restaurants, and surrounding activities. Here’s the beginning of our journey to Queenstown. It started with dramatic snow capped mountains and gushing waterfalls, then transitioned to soft blue mountain backdrops with purple, yellow, and pink flowers and green blue lakes. Next, we crossed over a flowing, bright blue river as we entered Queenstown. It was quite a lovely welcome. Queenstown is a… Read More
Day 188: Milford Sound – “Don’t Do It!”

“Whatever you do, do NOT drive yourselves to Milford Sound!” Those are the first words we heard when talking to a native New Zealander about our upcoming trip to Milford Sound. Given that we were considering doing so in a Campervan made us hesitate slightly about our choice and we almost re-considered but chose to do it anyway. Why the warning? Because Milford Sound receives thousands of visitors each year, and can become overly crowded, not to mention the large, dangerous, speeding tour buses trucking along without a care in the world… Read More
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