Time to cross another new destination off our travel list. Back in October 2024, Coldplay announced a US leg of their Music of the Spheres tour and I convinced Jason to try to get tickets with me. Since all cities were going on sale the same day, we made a plan to each try and [...]
"Why would you see a movie on vacation?" While having breakfast with some of the other guests at the Crosshill geo domes, a couple told us about their evening checking out the local movie theater. Now seeing a movie while on vacation isn’t normally something we’d do, however based on their recommendations, we just had [...]
Towards the end of our trip, we finally made our way over to Milford Sound, my must see place for this trip. We drove from Invercargill and opted to stay 2 nights in Te Anau, the gateway to the Fiordland Nat’l Park, because there were more restaurants and accommodations. Te Anau is about 2 hours [...]
Next up on our travel around New Zealand was visiting Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park where we made arrangements to take a boat tour to the Tasman Glacial Lake. The tour with Glacier Explorers allowed us to get out on the lake in a small boat of just 8 passengers, weaving around massive icebergs [...]
Next stop on our trip was Rotorua. We made Rotorua our home base for 3 days to explore the region best known for its geothermal landscapes, extreme activities and Māori culture. First stop after arriving was to a place called Hell’s Gate for a soak in the geothermal mud bath and then a dip into [...]
