by leandra | Dec 20, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
Since we had stayed in the Ponsonby neighborhood on a previous trip, we already had restaurants in mind and decided to return to our favorite breakfast place, Cafe Jervois. I ordered the smashed avocado on toast with a side of salmon and Eric had the gluten-free...
by leandra | Dec 19, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
Unfortunately, the good vibes we had been feeling on the South Island left us after landing in Auckland. We had a pre-paid reservation for a ‘meet and greet’ agreement so I was hoping to see someone holding a sign in the terminal when we exited. Nothing....
by leandra | Dec 18, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
After checking out of the hotel at 10am and packing up the car, we walked into town to do a little shopping at the local souvenir shop. On our way out of town we stopped at one last winery before beginning our trek back to Nelson, Huia. The small tasting room was...
by leandra | Dec 17, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
The weather today was quite random – sunny and calm one minute, windy and raining the next. A good day for indoor wine tasting! Lawson’s Dry Hills – Our first stop of the day, we just beat a large group to start our tasting. Julia was friendly and...
by leandra | Dec 16, 2016 | International Travel, Travel
Awoke to a morning shower, so we were in no hurry and waited out the rain. Eventually, we headed north out of town to Picton and after scaling the viewpoint near Bob’s Bay we drove north along the Waikawa Road as far as Whatamango Bay. The views were wonderful....