by eandl | May 14, 2015 | International Travel, Travel
For our four nights in the Auckland area we stayed at the Abaco on Jervois, and we quite enjoyed our stay. We had an executive studio room on the second floor with lots of space, including a kitchenette with fridge and sink and table area. Housekeeping did our dishes...
by eandl | May 8, 2015 | International Travel, street art, Travel
Christchurch was our entry and departure point for the South Island, so we spent one night on each end in the city. First night: Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport We arrived near midnight and after two nights on planes were quite glad we had booked the airport hotel...
by eandl | May 5, 2015 | International Travel, Travel
After quite a lot of driving and many, many sheep, we arrived at the Te Anau Lodge around 6pm, just beating a rain storm. We stayed in the Bishop’s Retreat which was a stand alone building next to the lodge. It was comfortable and relatively quiet with a...
by eandl | Apr 21, 2015 | International Travel, Travel
The sunrise in Wanaka was absolutely STUNNING on Saturday morning. Eric snuck out to take these photos behind the B&B before we filled up on a delicious breakfast. After packing up we headed south toward Queenstown via the Crown Range Pass. The day was pretty...
by eandl | Apr 17, 2015 | International Travel, Travel
New Zealand has been a travel goal for years with good reason – wine, mountains, waterfalls, craft beer… it definitely seemed like our kind of destination. In 2014 we finally managed to book a trip for March 2015, giving us almost two weeks in NZ, plus two...