Where are all my fellow wine lovers at? Have I got a treat in store for you! I stumbled on The Winery Queenstown quite by accident and I’m sure glad I did. Queenstown was the third stop on our road trip through New Zealand’s stunning South Island and we had three nights in town. The Hubs and I were aimlessly wandering through Queenstown one sunny afternoon when he popped into The Oakley store for a ‘quick look’. I love the man to bits, but I knew there would nothing quick about his look so I let him do his thing while I browsed around for a bit on my own. I didn’t get far because two doors up I spotted a sign promising the opportunity to taste test 80+ wines inside. Who could possibly resist that?
4 Te Anau Restaurants You Should Try On Your Next Visit to New Zealand
I popped into several Te Anau restaurants before deciding where to eat during our two days in town. Most restaurants in Te Anau are either on the main street (Town Centre) or on the lake shore (Lakefront Dr). While Te Anau is not a big town, there is still enough variety to please the palette during your stay. Read on for all the details…
Winnies Queenstown Pizza Bar Will Satisfy Your Gourmet Pizza Cravings
Queenstown in New Zealand’s Stunning South Island has no shortage of fine dining establishments, but sometimes the only thing that can satisfy your hunger pangs is a really good pizza. Luckily when you are in The Adventure Capital Of The World, Winnies Queenstown has you covered. Winnies Gourmet Pizza Bar has been serving up pizza in Queenstown ‘since forever’ and is well worth a visit. Read on for all the details of my Queenstown pizza fix …
Amazing Short Mount Cook Walks Under 2 Hours For Lazy Hikers
They call it hiking in the US, rambling in the UK, bush walking in Australia and tramping in New Zealand. No matter where you are from on this great big blue planet, or what you call it, there is something supremely satisfying about walking amid nature. Mount Cook in New Zealand’s stunning South Island is the perfect place to swap skyscrapers for soaring mountains, gridlocked traffic for gurgling rivers and pounding the pavement for perambulating on natural paths. There are a tonne of Mount Cook walks to choose from and you don’t need to hike 46,000 kilometres for 12 hours straight to get up close and personal with nature. I’m not the most active person in the world (working on that!), but I didn’t want to miss out and I thoroughly enjoyed our jaunts along the Hooker Valley Track and Tasman Glacier Walk. If you are like me, these short Mt Cook hikes will satisfy your inner Bear Grylls without requiring hospitalisation. Read on for all the details …