I have wanted to share my experience staying at this hotel with you for some time now; however, I found it very difficult to put into words what I wa…

I could have had a sleep in this morning; however, I did not want to waste my last morning in Queenstown, in bed. So, I took myself off to the bus an…

I spent a lovely couple of hours wandering around the grounds of this little oasis in the middle of the larger oasis that is Queenstown. Due to my ti…

Yet another early start, this morning we are off quad biking. Yippee! Lauren and I had been looking forward to this. We were the last two to be pic…

Things heating up a bit too much for you with all the adrenalin activities in Queenstown and you need to chill out; In the need of an ice cold drink;…

The one thing I was not going to miss on my trip to Queenstown was a visit out to Milford Sound. I would have walked if I had to, alth…

After my beautiful morning cruising Milford Sound, and flying over the stunning South Island countryside, I met Lauren in town and we made our way ba…

Dinner this evening was in one of the places Paul from the Fly-by-Wire recommended. Of all the places I ate in Queenstown, I would go back to Speight…

Today was a fantastic day, all thrills and spills, fun and laughter and one big adrenalin rush. First up was the ‘Shotover Trio’. We needed to be…

After our wet and wild morning, Lauren and I headed back to our hotel for a luxuriously hot shower and rested up to go run off the side of a mountain…

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On the way back to town, I asked Paul which restaurants he recommends. He gave us a few places to try including Speight’s Ale House, Winnies for …

Another early morning wakeup call, this time we needed to be in town to depart at 9am (so it was really a bit of a sleep in) for our first adrenalin …

This is a lovely hotel. All of the staff are wonderful and very friendly, from the minute you check in you feel like an old friend who has come back …

Good morning sunshine, well actually, the sun was still sleeping when I awoke. We’re going to New Zealand... Yeay!  We caught the hotel shu…

My day: Wake up in time to start work at 0700, work hard all day long. Rush home from work, jump online to wish a TravBuddy happy birthday, water pla…

Well here’s a hotel you only want to stay at if you are staying for a very short time in Sydney and only need a bed for the night. It’s in a fant…

Itinerary: Day 1:    Friday 16 November 2007    Work 0700 - 1500       &nbsp…

Right from the start of planning this short trip to New Zealand, Lauren and I decided to go for full adventure and pack in as much as we co…