Queenstown Travel Blogs - Page 2

What an incredible day! This morning we boarded a jet boat and roared down the shotover river and through it's tight and twisty canyons. To be honest it wasn't overly adrenalised but it was really good fun as we and 10 other (old aged) people (yes, average age in our jet boat was about 50!) hurtl…

Early morning drive to Arrowtown. Located 20 km from Queenstown, claimed to be the best preserved gold mining town. It’s Autumn at its best. The whole town glows with colorful foliage.  The main street has many old colonial buildings at one end and at the other,  tiny miner’s stone co…

I packed my bags after a week of fun snowboarding, bungy jumping and day tripping in Milford Sound. The plan was to head north up the West Coast. The next morning I boarded a bus for a short one hour trip to Wanaka, a small town just north of Queenstown. I'd visited the ski slopes at Wanaka earlier…

Obviously I've been able to continue my love affair with samosas. So many ethinic places down under...i love it. Well, I have a shit ton of pictures to upload, but this computer is ridiculously slow and I only have 10 mins left. So you might have to wait until I get back up to Auckland and get MY …

Another early start! The van came and picked me up for the quad biking. It wasn`t as fun as I thought it would be, and I didn`t feel very comfortable doing the terrain. So after a while doing it, I opted out. But I rode enough to hurt my right thumb! But didn`t mind too much, it`s once in a lifetim…

Hey everybody, I'm back in the crazy city that doesn't sleep - Queenstown.  I completed my bottom bus loop with a trip to Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park.  It was absolutely gorgeous!  We were really lucky and couldn't have asked for a nicer day.  The trip included a d…

Random photos from my travels.

Hey we have blue skies again, thank god, but it really is bitterly cold....I dropped Kieran at the airport as he is flying to Auckland today and headed back into town and booked into a campsite so that I have a fully heated camper for tonight and then its off to do todays mad adrenalin activity. To…

Today is the day that we depart Queenstown.  We'll fly to Auckland and Mom and Dad will go on ahead to the States on their return.  I am staying over another day, as I could not get us all out on the same day using my frequent flier miles.  Go figure. We had some time to kill b…

LOTR locations.Glenorchy - Isengard, Lothlorien, Amon Hen, Misty MountainsCloseburn - Amon HenTwelve Mile Delta - IthilienThe Remarkables - Dimrill DaleQueenstown, Deer Park Heights - The Two Towers.

Hello everyone! What an amazing few days have we had!First and most important, we went skydiving! This will be, by far, the most exciting, daring and incredible thing i will do in my life.THIS GUYS made us jump off of a plane at 5km (15.000feet), yeah, with a parachute haha. You have a minute …

After a snug night, we reluctantly packed up and were once again on our way. Today we were heading for Queenstown, the adventure capital of NZ. We continued along the Catlins coast, and stopped off at Waipapa Point. Here we were at one of the most southerly points of the South Island. A lighthouse …

Queenstown isn't named the "Adventure Capitol of the World" for nothing. There are a myriad of activities to choose from such as skydiving, bungy jumping, canyon swinging, white water rafting, paragliding, river boarding, and many more. For those who like to keep their feet on the ground, there are…

After Taupo, we made the drive down south to Wellington. The drive out of Taupo is spectacular. It was one of the most beautiful drives I have been on. Once we reached Wellington, we headed straight to the Ferry Terminal, just so we knew exactly where it was. We went for a look around Wellin…

The day started off with Adrian and I taking a walk down the lake in the morning and feeding ducks, while the other 3 girls went for some other thrilling activity (involving heights), which we were just not really interested in (plus we were broke). During the later part of the morning, we met up w…