New Zealand

This is the driveway up to Batch winery on Waiheke and sitting on a perch there enjoying a 360 view of New Zealand is pretty spectacular. My last stop was…

The woman on my left facing the camera is Liz Lyons, a 5th generation Auckland resident and founder of Aucky Walky tours - a very personal insider's perspective of Auckland's…

in Hahei there's a trailer called the Blue Kitchen where you can get a great cup of coffee - and to be kind to the planet, you can take one…

The marine preserve ( Te Whanganui-A-Hei ) near Cathedral Cove is protected and as a result, the snapper population has returned with a vengeance. The guides will occasionally feed them…

The infamous tractors of Hahei tow boats out to the beach where you meet them for a ride out to Cathedral Cove. That's basically the office set up here -…

a little roasted pumpkin with feta anyone? This restaurant was in what was once a a church so hence its name, The Church Bistro. The nicest dining establishment in Hahei…

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life but asking for more sauce isn't one of them. These two brothers come from Argentina and established a restaurant in Hahei…

The Rotorua tourist information center really has its act together with fabulous tours of surrounding areas. I signed up for a bus ride to this thermal wonderland and the driver…

Whakarewarewa is both a time capsule and living space for the 27 families who cook, bathe, and live alongside the hot springs and geysers just as their ancestors did. After…

I'm hoping this sign was not placed here because enough people justified the need for a warning to not put their toe in the water.