Our journey from Queenstown to Midford sound started 8am as I wasn't sure how is the road condition and we had a hard deadline to get there before 3:45pm. We didn't stop at the many spots to take pic, the overall scenery of the drive was amazing as usual. There was one part of the … Continue reading Midford overnight cruise and longest driving day →

We had one day in Queenstown as rest stop before our mildford overnight cruise. It was surprisingly cold for summer time (low 40s). I didn’t have anything planned ahead of time, just searched what to do the next morning. Ha! Kae will not like how not well planned I am. We decided to go to … Continue reading Queenstown impression →

We had another long drive but beautiful day, traveling from Fox Glacier to Queenstown stopping by Wanaka. Distance covered: 350km. I started my day with a run. As I mentioned, I am not following regular run schedule during this trip but will run if I feel like it. It was one of those days. I … Continue reading Fox Glacier to Queenstown →

It was a very active day. Husband and I woke up at 6am and went out for a walk before girls woke up, to explore the little fox glacier town, very small, very rural, very cute. Then we all went to explore Lake Matheson trail, 90 min walk that is well paved and easy to … Continue reading Fox Glacier trekking →

We've covered a lot of ground in the last two days. After an overnight stay in Taupo, we started our road trip toward south island. On 12/29, we drove from Taupo to Wellington, the capital city of NZ, 380km drive with few stops. We left early and got to Wellington by lunch time by the … Continue reading Taupo-Wellington-Christchurch-Fox Glacier →