Queenstown is known as the Adventure Capital of the World. After staying here for a few days, I can see how that honor has been well earned. Want to get your adrenaline pumping? The options are pretty much limitless for the number of ways you can do it! There’s bungy jumping, sky diving, hang gliding, … More Queenstown – Adventure Capital of the World!
After taking the interisland ferry from Wellington to the south island of New Zealand, our first stop was Picton. We made it in on the ferry around 8pm in the evening and got a campsite at a local holiday park. We got into Picton on December 14th. In case you haven’t picked up on it … More Picton, NZ (a.k.a The place Jack got to see the highly anticipated Rogue One!)
As we headed further down the north island of New Zealand, we stopped in a town called Rotorua – also known to some as Rotovegas. Apparently, it’s a town you either love or hate with no one really being lukewarm to the place. It’s major industry is tourism and it’s known for it’s geothermal activity, featuring … More The Day We Created an Adrenaline Junkie
So there’s the culture shock of going from a normal, everyday life where you have a job, friends and a normal daily routine to spending 24/7 with your family during an adventurous, out of the ordinary, extended stint of travel. That’s pretty extreme, right? Well now top that off by adding the element of a … More A Camping We Will Go
One of the highlights of Auckland for our family was connecting with an old friend. By “old friend”, it happened to be someone that Matt worked with almost 14 years ago (oh and I should also clarify that “old friend” doesn’t mean that she is old…they just go way back)! They hadn’t been in contact … More Kiwi Hospitality
While in Auckland, we stayed in an Airbnb in the Ponsonby neighborhood. We did a little research on the different areas to stay in and Ponsonby seemed like a hip little neighborhood that was close enough to walk to downtown Auckland, but far enough away so we weren’t smack dab in the middle of the … More Auckland
It’s the start of a new chapter and we’re off to New Zealand. First stop…Auckland! I’ll admit, it was a bit of a comedy of errors for us to even get into the country. We didn’t have the smoothest start. First, we got to the Brisbane airport to fly out and they wouldn’t let us board … More Next Stop…New Zealand!
The Detour Diary 