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 →