Walked through Douglas fir forest then open grassland to the Basket of Dreams sculpture, built on Te Tapu-nui (Queenstown Hill) to commemorate the millennium. From…

Back in Queenstown – not only because it is _the_ event location for a proper silvester party but there was no other place to get…

Even without the ocean, the landscape is stunning. As it was rainy we drove down that Milford Road once again and picked some spots to…

Several lookouts, recreation areas, walking tracks and information boards make it difficult to be at the harbor in time. The enchanted Mirror Lakes, the Eglington…

Two nights at the Abba Motel (80ies here we come, in more than one regard)(the hotel standard in NZ can be really zero stars sometimes)…

The adventure programme in Queenstown is overwhelming and not always a thing for kids: The Shotover River Rafting, the Bungee Jumping, Paragliding, etc … there…

The Rivers in the Queenstown area are renowned for their gold findings in the late 18th century, there has been a goldrush throughout NZ, when…

Xmas must have been exhausting, because all the Christmas helpers seem to be fast asleep again – until next year? :)

Sunset is extremely late down here, at 10 pm it’s still light and we have a hard time explaining why the kids have to go…

A must if you are in Queenstown: The gondola ride up the (whatever that hill’s name is) Goldola Hill. The spectacular view down Queenstown, the…