When we made the decision to take a road trip around New Zealand’s South Island, top of my list of things to do was to take a tour of the Marlborough Wine Region. You see, I’m a big Sauvignon Blanc drinker, so with Marlborough being one of the best places in the world to grow … Read more
The road trip part of our New Zealand adventure began in Christchurch. We’d already picked up our super comfy and spacious Mitsubishi Outlander from the Europcar desk at Christchurch airport when we arrived a few days previous. So we hit the road early to make the most of our day driving from Christchurch to Marlborough. … Read more
Christchurch is one of the many cities around the world to have suffered terrible devastation over the last few years from natural disasters. The 2011 earthquake caused the death of 185 people and left much of the CBD completely destroyed and off limits to visitors. Its hard to get your mind past the images plastered across … Read more
It’s no secret that I love spring and everything it comes with. I love the bright blue sky’s and mild temperatures of spring in the Southern Hemisphere . The mass planting of colourful spring flowers, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and even pansies make me smile. And then there’s the smell of fresh cut grass from the … Read more
What’s the capital city of New Zealand? Go on, have a guess. Most of you will probably guess Auckland and up until a few years ago I thought the same thing. While it isn’t the capital of New Zealand (that title goes to Wellington), it is however the largest city in the country, both by … Read more