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 →

Our road trip toward Wellington, where we will catch a flight to Christchurch (south island) started with a 80km drive toward Taupo. It was a lovely and our first stop was to observe Lady Nnox Geyser. We arrive just few minutes before the "show" started with a surprising amphitheater and a lady to tell us … Continue reading Rotorua to Taupo →

Rotarua is 225km away from Auckland, it took us 3 hrs. mostly scenery drive. Note that many people visit hobbit town, but we didn’t as girls haven’t seen the movie and we wouldn’t appreciate it much. Rotorua is a very touristic city, so many hotels and motels, busier than Auckland this time of the year. … Continue reading 2 days in Rotorua: geothermal and alpaca →

We left on 12/24 and were greeting by Qantas' pet at the airport. So cute. The flight was good but I barely slept. When we got to Sydney, girls couldn't help but to nap at the lounge. we got to Auckland 3pm and arrived at our apartment hotel 3:30pm. I was exhausted and very sleepy … Continue reading 2 days in Auckland →