Queenstown, New Zealand is my favorite town on Earth. There is so much to do and never enough time. You can literally do different activities every single day for weeks on end and then you will want to do them again. Queenstown for me, is the center of adventure sports. It is the bungy jumping capital of the world along with everything else you can possibly imagine doing to get your heart racing. In addition, Queestown is beautiful. It is located…
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Rotorua, New Zealand
October 15, 2007 by 9 Comments
…n shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. Rotorua is well-known for geothermal activity. There are a number of geysers, notably the Pohutu geyser at Whakarewarewa, and hot mud pools located in the city, which owe their presence to the Rotorua caldera. Thermal activity is at the heart of much of Rotorua’s tourist appeal. Geysers and bubbling mud-pools, hot thermal springs and the Buried Village – so nam…
Sir Edmund Hillary
January 11, 2008 by 4 Comments
…was actually on his country’s money-the New Zealand $5 bill. Hillary was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On May 29, 1953 at the age of 33, he and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. Hillary died today at the age of 88. A World War II veteran, Hillary was part of a British reconnaissance expedition to Everest in 1951 and 1953. In 1952 Hillary and George Lowe…
Great Time to Travel to Australia
September 8, 2014 by 4 Comments
…tralia is not getting any closer. However, flying a great airline like Air New Zealand makes it feel a lot closer. Air New Zealand is one of my favorite airlines in the world! Plus, Air New Zealand is now offering a limited time special of $1398 for Americans leaving from Los Angeles, San Francisco or Honolulu to any of six fantastic Australian gateways. As a star alliance partner, Americans can easily connect to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adela…
Bad News of the Day
February 23, 2011 by 7 Comments
…evastating earthquake has killed at least 75 people or so in Christchurch, New Zealand and that number will probably get worse as they rush to rescue people trapped under rubble. All news seems bad and the sad truth is that the most popular non bad story on CNN is that Justin Bieber got a new haircut…good lord, what is the world coming to? Libya After Gadhafi’s rambling, seemingly insane speech yesterday about how he will execute all who oppose hi…
Top 5 Cold Weather Getaways
August 20, 2014 by 2 Comments
…on Tours! New Zealand Wanna get away? You can’t get much further away than New Zealand! While New Zealand is making a killing off their Middle Earth marketing, it is still one of the most spectacular places on the planet. The South Island is especially amazing in the winter time and well worth a visit. Do death-defying stunts and see amazing glaciers, mirror lakes and massive snow covered peaks. See what New Zealand is all about. Check out these t…
27 New Years Travel Resolutions From Top Travelers and Writers
December 27, 2012 by 23 Comments
…dventure travel. The 2013 list includes the rest of the Philippines, South New Zealand, the States of India I’ve not visited, South Sudan plus the Paracel trip.” Pam Barrus is the current President of the Travelers Century Club, a super smart and interesting lady, and a good friend of mine. She is based in Orange County. “I’ve never made a New Years travel resolution in my life. I just walk out the door and leave.” Robert Reid is the US Travel Edi…
Experience the Spectacular Ross Sea and Antarctica
June 20, 2016 by 10 Comments
…ry 15-March 17. They each go to and from Ushuaia in Argentina and Bluff in New Zealand and they honestly look spectacular. Check out this video! Highlights of the trip include stops at the sub-Antarctic New Zealand Reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site of Campbell Island. I have never been but the fauna on Campbell Island is said to be fantastic with a large and easily accessible colony of Southern Royal Albatrosses on the main island and other…
It Takes Two To Tonga
June 8, 2010 by 19 Comments
…urvives on the small amount of aid they receive from other nations such as New Zealand and Australia which are their two main trading partners and the remittances from the 150,000 Tongans living abroad, mainly in the United States. You can see this lack of cash in the state of affairs here in Tonga. The roads are crap albeit scenic (below) outside the main city roads and they say 40% of the people live below the poverty line. When the Peace Corps…
Top 5-Adventures
April 17, 2007 by 4 Comments
…1. Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 2. World’s Highest Bungy Jump (Garden Route, South Africa) 3. Inca Trail (Machu Picchu, Peru) 4. White Water Rafting (Zambezi River between Zambia and Zimbabwe) 5. Hang Gliding (Rio de Janeiro) Honorable Mention: Thrillogy (Queenstown, New Zealand), Ice Climbing (Franz Josef, New Zealand), Lost World Abseiling (Waitomo, New Zealand), Skydiving (Anywhere)…
