After a month travelling the South Island and two weeks travelling overseas in Dubai and Argentina, as well as some time in between, we wanted to reflect on what we have been learning. We have had some ups and downs, and some funny moments in between. Here’s the stand outs for the last few weeks:…
Author: Karen
La ciudad de Buenos Aires
On Thursday morning we headed to Recoleta cemetery, a famous cemetery where Eva Peron (who the musical Evita was about) is buried. We joined a free English tour which was fascinating. The cemetery is nothing like a cemetery in New Zealand – it’s more of a collection of mausoleums owned by a family, with each…
Los estúpidos
¡Hola amigos! We have had our first few days in Buenos Aires. We arrived on Sunday night and experienced the slowest airport either of us had ever been to- it took us over two hours from leaving the plane to exiting customs. We loved the response of the crowds waiting though – apparently here you…
New Dubai
As the metro doesn’t run until 1pm on Fridays, we caught two buses to Umm Suqein Beach, where we swam in the warm waters next to the Burj Al Arab (a famous hotel in Dubai). We then walked down to Madinat Jumeirah, a collection of shops, hotels and restaurants that have been built in the…
Old Dubai
The flight from Auckland to Dubai took about 20 hours, which meant we were able to get some sleep and also enjoy the great movies selection, food and service. Having last flown on budget airlines we were amazed to discover free toothbrushes, blankets, eye masks, drinks etc. It won’t stop us travelling on budget airlines…
Leaving on a jet plane…don’t know when we’ll be back again…
It has been a busy last few days in New Zealand! After our South Island travels we spent some time in Palmerston North which was slightly less fun than expected given that I (Karen) had to go to the dentist two days running. Getting fillings makes me feel woozy, tired and pretty pathetic – so…
Kaiteriteri-Picton
We had a great few days in Kaiteriteri. We decided to spend some time relaxing on the beach and reading, and then spent some time exploring Motueka. The rains came down and left huge puddles all through the campgrounds, but our tent stayed dry. It meant that we did some exploring of craft shops and…
West Coast
We drove from Fox Glacier to Westport, stopping for lunch at Hokitika. The west coast put on a stunning day weather wise for us – none of the famous rain in sight. On Hokitika beach people had been really creative and made all kinds of driftwood sculptures – my favourite was the horse. We went…
Fox and Franz Glaciers
We headed to Fox Glacier over the Haast Pass and did a couple of small walks on the way, including to the Blue Pools. When we got to Fox Glacier, we walked to the Glacier face and had a great clear view of the Glacier. We drove out to Gillespies Beach, and were lucky to…
Queenstown to Wanaka
One of the highlights of our time in Queenstown was taking the gondola up behind Queenstown in the late afternoon. The Remarkables were nearly clear, and while we were up there we went luging. Luging is incredible fun – a lot like sledding but on a concrete surface. Reuben managed to beat me down the…
Meandering Kiwis 