by eandl | May 30, 2015 | International Travel, street art, Travel
Since we had never visited Sydney on our previous Australia trip, we took this opportunity to see as much as we could in our two nights and one very full day. We arrived late Sunday evening, taking a taxi from the airport to our apartment. This evening was the Cricket...
by eandl | May 28, 2015 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Wednesday After landing in Auckland and checking into our hotel, we took a 30 minute drive up to Babich Wines. Being a Wednesday afternoon it was not busy; in fact, the tasting room was empty! Once we figured out how to contact the wine taster (a small doorbell near...
by eandl | May 20, 2015 | International Travel, Travel
Many of the tourist guides tout Mt. Eden as a great view of Auckland, and an interesting way to see a volcano caldera. It’s a fairly easy drive up to a parking lot at the top, or you can park at the bottom and hike up. A nice enough view, but it didn’t...
by eandl | May 19, 2015 | International Travel, Travel
After stopping for a few waterfalls, we continued on to the famous Hamilton Gardens. We were pleasantly surprised at the free parking and free entry to the gardens. Once inside we found a garden map and started exploring. As with every day thus far on the North...
by eandl | May 18, 2015 | International Travel, Travel
The weather around Auckland was quite unsettled when we visited in March, with rain and sun trading places intermittently and causing us to skip a few of our planned hikes. However, we did get to see a few nice waterfalls. Waitakere Ranges Located northwest of...