0When will New Zealand open to tourists? I’ve asked myself this question often over the past 18 months—and unfortunately, I still don’t really know the answer.If we still lived in a common sense world, New Zealand would’ve...
0 My last New Zealand road trip feels a million years in the past, even though it ended about 13 months ago, as of the time I’m writing this. On one level, this is wholly unsurprising,...
0I hate to start on a negative note, but I’ll be honest: I doubt you will be able to visit New Zealand in 2021. At least not if you plan to enter as a tourist,...
0Before I landed in New Zealand’s largest city, I found myself far more pre-occupied with the idea of day trips from Auckland than I did when I actually arrived. You see, in spite of having...
0 I was mentally combing through my list of things to do in Auckland when the obnoxious Upper Midwestern voice began blaring from the seat behind me. “Did you know,” the woman asked her husband, precisely...
0Part of the fun of traveling is to learn about new cultures and people. Learning a bit about the language, customs and peculiarities of a country adds to your understanding and appreciation. For the last five...
0Auckland from the harbor: the Sky Tower soars over all other buildings.Three important tidbits of information from our driver pierced my jet lag fog as we shuttled into Auckland, New Zealand: (1) Auckland was founded...
0 Photo credit: http://www.hipop-eration.com.Meet the Hipop-eration Dance Group of Wiaheke Island in Auckland, New Zealand.Their average age is 79. The oldest performer is 96. One person is on a walker. One person is legally blind, a...
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