It was a stunning start to the day with this sunrise view from our balcony: In the morning, we were on a bit of an emotional...

We left Christchurch this morning and flew about an hour south to Queenstown. On the way down we got some amazing views of the Southern...

Our guide for the day, Sue, a native Kiwi, picked us up at 7:30am to catch the 8:10 train from Christchurch to Arthur's Pass. The...

We are sorry if you readers are getting tired of the beautiful scenery, but we are not! We started our day today strolling the grounds...

Today's adventure was a 5hr train ride from Blenheim to Christchurch on the scenic Pacific Coastal train. We came here for spectacular...

We managed to fit in our first workout of the trip at the hotel gym this morning, so feeling virtuous about that! Sadly downhill (or...

So today we traveled south from Rotorua to Blenheim which is on the north end of the South Island. And Blenheim is wine country! But...

Another beautiful and spectacular day in Kiwi-land. Driving out of Rotorua to the nearby Waimangu valley we passed through gorgeous...

We're still doing shockingly well with jetlag, and we had another day of sun and warm weather so all good from the bottom of the world!...

Day 2 was a picture-perfect day on the island of Waiheke; a part of Auckland that is a 40 minute ferry ride from the city center. We had...