I don’t have much to report lately on our exciting world travels, but I think I need to write a quick post so folks know we are surviving. Meg’s broken kneecap a couple of weeks ago has put us in recovery mode. We decided to find an Airbnb with a good couch and a good…
Tag: New Zealand
New Zealand North Island Road Trip Part 2- Road Block!
We were on our next leg in our New Zealand Road Trip and headed from Taupo to the wine region of Hawkes Bay. On our first day in town we took a bird watching walk in the local estuary that didn’t go so well. It is probably best if Meg tells her story, so she…
New Zealand North Island Road Trip Part 1
We are taking a bit of at departure from our normal traveling rhythm. Our objective in our FIRST trip to New Zealand is to see as much of the country as we can in just a few weeks. New Zealand is one of those countries that you really need to rent a car to see…
Auckland, New Zealand
We made it to our 51st country and just spent 5 days in the biggest city – Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is a big city of 1.5 million people but it doesn’t really feel that big. We stayed at the Crown Plaza downtown and and the “big” city never felt that busy. The whole country…
Rarotonga, Cook Islands is our New Favorite Tropical Island
Yep, we probably would have said the same thing last week during our stay about Mo’orea in French Polynesia, but we actually like this place better. Mo’orea might be a bit more beautiful but overall we enjoyed out time on Rarotonga much more. Rarotonga still has beautiful beaches (and more publicly accessible), but it also…