A Hippy in Auckland

Most of the time in New Zealand, so far, has been spent in Auckland. Auckland is an interesting city, busier and bigger than Wellington, it is also home to the tallest building in the South Hemisphere, the Sky Tower. Auckland is the largest and most populous city in New Zealand. The geological aspect of the […]

Christmas in Mapua

After a few days in Wellington, we made our way to the South Island to get ready for the family Christmas. We flew from Wellington to Nelson with Sounds Air on a Cessna Caravan tiny plane that holds only thirteen passengers. The smallest plane I ever been on! All seats had great view so it was […]

Around Wellington

Wellington is New Zealand’s capital city and it is situated at the southwestern tip of the North Island. It is also the Country’s political centre housing the Parliament and all the Government head offices. It is a very laid back and pleasant city. We spent a few days here before heading off to the South […]

A Green Land

If I was to describe New Zealand in only one word, it would be “Green”. That is it, New Zealand is green. On my way into New Zealand from the plane all I could make out of this volcanic land was green hills, green mountains, green plains and occasionally few brown patches and lakes. When […]